/*
__ _____ _____ _____
__|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++
|  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 2.0.9
|_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json

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Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Niels Lohmann <http://nlohmann.me>.

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*/

#ifndef NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP
#define NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP

#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS

#include <algorithm> // all_of, for_each, transform
#include <array> // array
#include <cassert> // assert
#include <cctype> // isdigit
#include <ciso646> // and, not, or
#include <cmath> // isfinite, ldexp, signbit
#include <cstddef> // nullptr_t, ptrdiff_t, size_t
#include <cstdint> // int64_t, uint64_t
#include <cstdlib> // strtod, strtof, strtold, strtoul
#include <cstring> // strlen
#include <functional> // function, hash, less
#include <initializer_list> // initializer_list
#include <iomanip> // setw
#include <iostream> // istream, ostream
#include <iterator> // advance, begin, bidirectional_iterator_tag, distance, end, inserter, iterator, iterator_traits, next, random_access_iterator_tag, reverse_iterator
#include <limits> // numeric_limits
#include <locale> // locale
#include <map> // map
#include <memory> // addressof, allocator, allocator_traits, unique_ptr
#include <numeric> // accumulate
#include <sstream> // stringstream
#include <stdexcept> // domain_error, invalid_argument, out_of_range
#include <string> // getline, stoi, string, to_string
#include <type_traits> // add_pointer, enable_if, is_arithmetic, is_base_of, is_const, is_constructible, is_convertible, is_floating_point, is_integral, is_nothrow_move_assignable, std::is_nothrow_move_constructible, std::is_pointer, std::is_reference, std::is_same, remove_const, remove_pointer, remove_reference
#include <utility> // declval, forward, make_pair, move, pair, swap
#include <vector> // vector

#include <stdint.h>


// exclude unsupported compilers
#if defined(__clang__)
#define CLANG_VERSION (__clang_major__ * 10000 + __clang_minor__ * 100 + __clang_patchlevel__)
#if CLANG_VERSION < 30400
#error "unsupported Clang version - see https://github.com/nlohmann/json#supported-compilers"
#endif
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
#if GCC_VERSION < 40900
#error "unsupported GCC version - see https://github.com/nlohmann/json#supported-compilers"
#endif
#endif

// disable float-equal warnings on GCC/clang
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal"
#endif

// disable documentation warnings on clang
#if defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
#endif

// allow for portable deprecation warnings
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#define JSON_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
#define JSON_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
#else
#define JSON_DEPRECATED
#endif

/*!
@brief namespace for Niels Lohmann
@see https://github.com/nlohmann
@since version 1.0.0
*/
namespace nlohmann
{


	/*!
	@brief unnamed namespace with internal helper functions
	@since version 1.0.0
	*/
	namespace
	{
		/*!
		@brief Helper to determine whether there's a key_type for T.

		Thus helper is used to tell associative containers apart from other containers
		such as sequence containers. For instance, `std::map` passes the test as it
		contains a `mapped_type`, whereas `std::vector` fails the test.

		@sa http://stackoverflow.com/a/7728728/266378
		@since version 1.0.0, overworked in version 2.0.6
		*/
		template<typename T>
		struct has_mapped_type
		{
		private:
			template <typename U, typename = typename U::mapped_type>
			static int detect(U&&);

			static void detect(...);
		public:
			static constexpr bool value =
				std::is_integral<decltype(detect(std::declval<T>()))>::value;
		};

	}

	/*!
	@brief a class to store JSON values

	@tparam ObjectType type for JSON objects (`std::map` by default; will be used
	in @ref object_t)
	@tparam ArrayType type for JSON arrays (`std::vector` by default; will be used
	in @ref array_t)
	@tparam StringType type for JSON strings and object keys (`std::string` by
	default; will be used in @ref string_t)
	@tparam BooleanType type for JSON booleans (`bool` by default; will be used
	in @ref boolean_t)
	@tparam NumberIntegerType type for JSON integer numbers (`int64_t` by
	default; will be used in @ref number_integer_t)
	@tparam NumberUnsignedType type for JSON unsigned integer numbers (@c
	`uint64_t` by default; will be used in @ref number_unsigned_t)
	@tparam NumberFloatType type for JSON floating-point numbers (`double` by
	default; will be used in @ref number_float_t)
	@tparam AllocatorType type of the allocator to use (`std::allocator` by
	default)

	@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
	- Basic
	- [DefaultConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/DefaultConstructible):
	JSON values can be default constructed. The result will be a JSON null value.
	- [MoveConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/MoveConstructible):
	A JSON value can be constructed from an rvalue argument.
	- [CopyConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyConstructible):
	A JSON value can be copy-constructed from an lvalue expression.
	- [MoveAssignable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/MoveAssignable):
	A JSON value van be assigned from an rvalue argument.
	- [CopyAssignable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyAssignable):
	A JSON value can be copy-assigned from an lvalue expression.
	- [Destructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Destructible):
	JSON values can be destructed.
	- Layout
	- [StandardLayoutType](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/StandardLayoutType):
	JSON values have
	[standard layout](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/data_members#Standard_layout):
	All non-static data members are private and standard layout types, the class
	has no virtual functions or (virtual) base classes.
	- Library-wide
	- [EqualityComparable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/EqualityComparable):
	JSON values can be compared with `==`, see @ref
	operator==(const_reference,const_reference).
	- [LessThanComparable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/LessThanComparable):
	JSON values can be compared with `<`, see @ref
	operator<(const_reference,const_reference).
	- [Swappable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Swappable):
	Any JSON lvalue or rvalue of can be swapped with any lvalue or rvalue of
	other compatible types, using unqualified function call @ref swap().
	- [NullablePointer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/NullablePointer):
	JSON values can be compared against `std::nullptr_t` objects which are used
	to model the `null` value.
	- Container
	- [Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container):
	JSON values can be used like STL containers and provide iterator access.
	- [ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer);
	JSON values can be used like STL containers and provide reverse iterator
	access.

	@invariant The member variables @a m_value and @a m_type have the following
	relationship:
	- If `m_type == value_t::object`, then `m_value.object != nullptr`.
	- If `m_type == value_t::array`, then `m_value.array != nullptr`.
	- If `m_type == value_t::string`, then `m_value.string != nullptr`.
	The invariants are checked by member function assert_invariant().

	@internal
	@note ObjectType trick from http://stackoverflow.com/a/9860911
	@endinternal

	@see [RFC 7159: The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange
	Format](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159)

	@since version 1.0.0

	@nosubgrouping
	*/
	template <
		template<typename U, typename V, typename... Args> class ObjectType = std::map,
		template<typename U, typename... Args> class ArrayType = std::vector,
		class StringType = std::string,
		class BooleanType = bool,
		class NumberIntegerType = std::int64_t,
		class NumberUnsignedType = std::uint64_t,
		class NumberFloatType = double,
		template<typename U> class AllocatorType = std::allocator
	>
		class basic_json
	{
	private:
		/// workaround type for MSVC
		using basic_json_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType,
			BooleanType, NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
			AllocatorType>;

	public:
		// forward declarations
		template<typename U> class iter_impl;
		template<typename Base> class json_reverse_iterator;
		class json_pointer;

		/////////////////////
		// container types //
		/////////////////////

		/// @name container types
		/// The canonic container types to use @ref basic_json like any other STL
		/// container.
		/// @{

		/// the type of elements in a basic_json container
		using value_type = basic_json;

		/// the type of an element reference
		using reference = value_type&;
		/// the type of an element const reference
		using const_reference = const value_type&;

		/// a type to represent differences between iterators
		using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
		/// a type to represent container sizes
		using size_type = std::size_t;

		/// the allocator type
		using allocator_type = AllocatorType<basic_json>;

		/// the type of an element pointer
		using pointer = typename std::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::pointer;
		/// the type of an element const pointer
		using const_pointer = typename std::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::const_pointer;

		/// an iterator for a basic_json container
		using iterator = iter_impl<basic_json>;
		/// a const iterator for a basic_json container
		using const_iterator = iter_impl<const basic_json>;
		/// a reverse iterator for a basic_json container
		using reverse_iterator = json_reverse_iterator<typename basic_json::iterator>;
		/// a const reverse iterator for a basic_json container
		using const_reverse_iterator = json_reverse_iterator<typename basic_json::const_iterator>;

		/// @}


		/*!
		@brief returns the allocator associated with the container
		*/
		static allocator_type get_allocator()
		{
			return allocator_type();
		}


		///////////////////////////
		// JSON value data types //
		///////////////////////////

		/// @name JSON value data types
		/// The data types to store a JSON value. These types are derived from
		/// the template arguments passed to class @ref basic_json.
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief a type for an object

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON objects as follows:
		> An object is an unordered collection of zero or more name/value pairs,
		> where a name is a string and a value is a string, number, boolean, null,
		> object, or array.

		To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters
		described below.

		@tparam ObjectType  the container to store objects (e.g., `std::map` or
		`std::unordered_map`)
		@tparam StringType the type of the keys or names (e.g., `std::string`).
		The comparison function `std::less<StringType>` is used to order elements
		inside the container.
		@tparam AllocatorType the allocator to use for objects (e.g.,
		`std::allocator`)

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a ObjectType (`std::map`), @a StringType
		(`std::string`), and @a AllocatorType (`std::allocator`), the default
		value for @a object_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		std::map<
		std::string, // key_type
		basic_json, // value_type
		std::less<std::string>, // key_compare
		std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, basic_json>> // allocator_type
		>
		@endcode

		#### Behavior

		The choice of @a object_t influences the behavior of the JSON class. With
		the default type, objects have the following behavior:

		- When all names are unique, objects will be interoperable in the sense
		that all software implementations receiving that object will agree on
		the name-value mappings.
		- When the names within an object are not unique, later stored name/value
		pairs overwrite previously stored name/value pairs, leaving the used
		names unique. For instance, `{"key": 1}` and `{"key": 2, "key": 1}` will
		be treated as equal and both stored as `{"key": 1}`.
		- Internally, name/value pairs are stored in lexicographical order of the
		names. Objects will also be serialized (see @ref dump) in this order.
		For instance, `{"b": 1, "a": 2}` and `{"a": 2, "b": 1}` will be stored
		and serialized as `{"a": 2, "b": 1}`.
		- When comparing objects, the order of the name/value pairs is irrelevant.
		This makes objects interoperable in the sense that they will not be
		affected by these differences. For instance, `{"b": 1, "a": 2}` and
		`{"a": 2, "b": 1}` will be treated as equal.

		#### Limits

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
		> An implementation may set limits on the maximum depth of nesting.

		In this class, the object's limit of nesting is not constraint explicitly.
		However, a maximum depth of nesting may be introduced by the compiler or
		runtime environment. A theoretical limit can be queried by calling the
		@ref max_size function of a JSON object.

		#### Storage

		Objects are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is, for any
		access to object values, a pointer of type `object_t*` must be
		dereferenced.

		@sa @ref array_t -- type for an array value

		@since version 1.0.0

		@note The order name/value pairs are added to the object is *not*
		preserved by the library. Therefore, iterating an object may return
		name/value pairs in a different order than they were originally stored. In
		fact, keys will be traversed in alphabetical order as `std::map` with
		`std::less` is used by default. Please note this behavior conforms to [RFC
		7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159), because any order implements the
		specified "unordered" nature of JSON objects.
		*/
		using object_t = ObjectType<StringType,
			basic_json,
			std::less<StringType>,
			AllocatorType<std::pair<const StringType,
			basic_json>>>;

		/*!
		@brief a type for an array

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON arrays as follows:
		> An array is an ordered sequence of zero or more values.

		To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters
		explained below.

		@tparam ArrayType  container type to store arrays (e.g., `std::vector` or
		`std::list`)
		@tparam AllocatorType allocator to use for arrays (e.g., `std::allocator`)

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a ArrayType (`std::vector`) and @a
		AllocatorType (`std::allocator`), the default value for @a array_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		std::vector<
		basic_json, // value_type
		std::allocator<basic_json> // allocator_type
		>
		@endcode

		#### Limits

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
		> An implementation may set limits on the maximum depth of nesting.

		In this class, the array's limit of nesting is not constraint explicitly.
		However, a maximum depth of nesting may be introduced by the compiler or
		runtime environment. A theoretical limit can be queried by calling the
		@ref max_size function of a JSON array.

		#### Storage

		Arrays are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is, for any
		access to array values, a pointer of type `array_t*` must be dereferenced.

		@sa @ref object_t -- type for an object value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using array_t = ArrayType<basic_json, AllocatorType<basic_json>>;

		/*!
		@brief a type for a string

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON strings as follows:
		> A string is a sequence of zero or more Unicode characters.

		To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameter
		described below. Unicode values are split by the JSON class into
		byte-sized characters during deserialization.

		@tparam StringType  the container to store strings (e.g., `std::string`).
		Note this container is used for keys/names in objects, see @ref object_t.

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a StringType (`std::string`), the default
		value for @a string_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		std::string
		@endcode

		#### String comparison

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) states:
		> Software implementations are typically required to test names of object
		> members for equality. Implementations that transform the textual
		> representation into sequences of Unicode code units and then perform the
		> comparison numerically, code unit by code unit, are interoperable in the
		> sense that implementations will agree in all cases on equality or
		> inequality of two strings. For example, implementations that compare
		> strings with escaped characters unconverted may incorrectly find that
		> `"a\\b"` and `"a\u005Cb"` are not equal.

		This implementation is interoperable as it does compare strings code unit
		by code unit.

		#### Storage

		String values are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is,
		for any access to string values, a pointer of type `string_t*` must be
		dereferenced.

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using string_t = StringType;

		/*!
		@brief a type for a boolean

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) implicitly describes a boolean as a
		type which differentiates the two literals `true` and `false`.

		To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameter @a
		BooleanType which chooses the type to use.

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a BooleanType (`bool`), the default value for
		@a boolean_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		bool
		@endcode

		#### Storage

		Boolean values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using boolean_t = BooleanType;

		/*!
		@brief a type for a number (integer)

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
		> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
		> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
		> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
		> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
		> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
		> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
		> are not permitted.

		This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
		However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
		is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
		Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
		number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

		To store integer numbers in C++, a type is defined by the template
		parameter @a NumberIntegerType which chooses the type to use.

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a NumberIntegerType (`int64_t`), the default
		value for @a number_integer_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		int64_t
		@endcode

		#### Default behavior

		- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
		leading zeros in integer literals lead to an interpretation as octal
		number. Internally, the value will be stored as decimal number. For
		instance, the C++ integer literal `010` will be serialized to `8`.
		During deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
		- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

		#### Limits

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
		> An implementation may set limits on the range and precision of numbers.

		When the default type is used, the maximal integer number that can be
		stored is `9223372036854775807` (INT64_MAX) and the minimal integer number
		that can be stored is `-9223372036854775808` (INT64_MIN). Integer numbers
		that are out of range will yield over/underflow when used in a
		constructor. During deserialization, too large or small integer numbers
		will be automatically be stored as @ref number_unsigned_t or @ref
		number_float_t.

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) further states:
		> Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and are
		> in the range \f$[-2^{53}+1, 2^{53}-1]\f$ are interoperable in the sense
		> that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric values.

		As this range is a subrange of the exactly supported range [INT64_MIN,
		INT64_MAX], this class's integer type is interoperable.

		#### Storage

		Integer number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

		@sa @ref number_float_t -- type for number values (floating-point)

		@sa @ref number_unsigned_t -- type for number values (unsigned integer)

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using number_integer_t = NumberIntegerType;

		/*!
		@brief a type for a number (unsigned)

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
		> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
		> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
		> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
		> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
		> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
		> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
		> are not permitted.

		This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
		However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
		is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
		Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
		number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

		To store unsigned integer numbers in C++, a type is defined by the
		template parameter @a NumberUnsignedType which chooses the type to use.

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a NumberUnsignedType (`uint64_t`), the
		default value for @a number_unsigned_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		uint64_t
		@endcode

		#### Default behavior

		- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
		leading zeros in integer literals lead to an interpretation as octal
		number. Internally, the value will be stored as decimal number. For
		instance, the C++ integer literal `010` will be serialized to `8`.
		During deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
		- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

		#### Limits

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
		> An implementation may set limits on the range and precision of numbers.

		When the default type is used, the maximal integer number that can be
		stored is `18446744073709551615` (UINT64_MAX) and the minimal integer
		number that can be stored is `0`. Integer numbers that are out of range
		will yield over/underflow when used in a constructor. During
		deserialization, too large or small integer numbers will be automatically
		be stored as @ref number_integer_t or @ref number_float_t.

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) further states:
		> Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and are
		> in the range \f$[-2^{53}+1, 2^{53}-1]\f$ are interoperable in the sense
		> that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric values.

		As this range is a subrange (when considered in conjunction with the
		number_integer_t type) of the exactly supported range [0, UINT64_MAX],
		this class's integer type is interoperable.

		#### Storage

		Integer number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

		@sa @ref number_float_t -- type for number values (floating-point)
		@sa @ref number_integer_t -- type for number values (integer)

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		using number_unsigned_t = NumberUnsignedType;

		/*!
		@brief a type for a number (floating-point)

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
		> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
		> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
		> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
		> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
		> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
		> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
		> are not permitted.

		This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
		However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
		is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
		Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
		number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

		To store floating-point numbers in C++, a type is defined by the template
		parameter @a NumberFloatType which chooses the type to use.

		#### Default type

		With the default values for @a NumberFloatType (`double`), the default
		value for @a number_float_t is:

		@code {.cpp}
		double
		@endcode

		#### Default behavior

		- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
		leading zeros in floating-point literals will be ignored. Internally,
		the value will be stored as decimal number. For instance, the C++
		floating-point literal `01.2` will be serialized to `1.2`. During
		deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
		- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

		#### Limits

		[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) states:
		> This specification allows implementations to set limits on the range and
		> precision of numbers accepted. Since software that implements IEEE
		> 754-2008 binary64 (double precision) numbers is generally available and
		> widely used, good interoperability can be achieved by implementations
		> that expect no more precision or range than these provide, in the sense
		> that implementations will approximate JSON numbers within the expected
		> precision.

		This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double
		precision floating-point numbers. Note values smaller than
		`-1.79769313486232e+308` and values greater than `1.79769313486232e+308`
		will be stored as NaN internally and be serialized to `null`.

		#### Storage

		Floating-point number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json
		type.

		@sa @ref number_integer_t -- type for number values (integer)

		@sa @ref number_unsigned_t -- type for number values (unsigned integer)

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using number_float_t = NumberFloatType;

		/// @}


		///////////////////////////
		// JSON type enumeration //
		///////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief the JSON type enumeration

		This enumeration collects the different JSON types. It is internally used
		to distinguish the stored values, and the functions @ref is_null(), @ref
		is_object(), @ref is_array(), @ref is_string(), @ref is_boolean(), @ref
		is_number() (with @ref is_number_integer(), @ref is_number_unsigned(), and
		@ref is_number_float()), @ref is_discarded(), @ref is_primitive(), and
		@ref is_structured() rely on it.

		@note There are three enumeration entries (number_integer,
		number_unsigned, and number_float), because the library distinguishes
		these three types for numbers: @ref number_unsigned_t is used for unsigned
		integers, @ref number_integer_t is used for signed integers, and @ref
		number_float_t is used for floating-point numbers or to approximate
		integers which do not fit in the limits of their respective type.

		@sa @ref basic_json(const value_t value_type) -- create a JSON value with
		the default value for a given type

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		enum class value_t : uint8_t
		{
			null,            ///< null value
			object,          ///< object (unordered set of name/value pairs)
			array,           ///< array (ordered collection of values)
			string,          ///< string value
			boolean,         ///< boolean value
			number_integer,  ///< number value (signed integer)
			number_unsigned, ///< number value (unsigned integer)
			number_float,    ///< number value (floating-point)
			discarded        ///< discarded by the the parser callback function
		};


	private:

		/// helper for exception-safe object creation
		template<typename T, typename... Args>
		static T* create(Args&& ... args)
		{
			AllocatorType<T> alloc;
			auto deleter = [&](T * object)
			{
				alloc.deallocate(object, 1);
			};
			std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(deleter)> object(alloc.allocate(1), deleter);
			alloc.construct(object.get(), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
			assert(object.get() != nullptr);
			return object.release();
		}

		////////////////////////
		// JSON value storage //
		////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief a JSON value

		The actual storage for a JSON value of the @ref basic_json class. This
		union combines the different storage types for the JSON value types
		defined in @ref value_t.

		JSON type | value_t type    | used type
		--------- | --------------- | ------------------------
		object    | object          | pointer to @ref object_t
		array     | array           | pointer to @ref array_t
		string    | string          | pointer to @ref string_t
		boolean   | boolean         | @ref boolean_t
		number    | number_integer  | @ref number_integer_t
		number    | number_unsigned | @ref number_unsigned_t
		number    | number_float    | @ref number_float_t
		null      | null            | *no value is stored*

		@note Variable-length types (objects, arrays, and strings) are stored as
		pointers. The size of the union should not exceed 64 bits if the default
		value types are used.

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		union json_value
		{
			/// object (stored with pointer to save storage)
			object_t* object;
			/// array (stored with pointer to save storage)
			array_t* array;
			/// string (stored with pointer to save storage)
			string_t* string;
			/// boolean
			boolean_t boolean;
			/// number (integer)
			number_integer_t number_integer;
			/// number (unsigned integer)
			number_unsigned_t number_unsigned;
			/// number (floating-point)
			number_float_t number_float;

			/// default constructor (for null values)
			json_value() = default;
			/// constructor for booleans
			json_value(boolean_t v) noexcept : boolean(v) {}
			/// constructor for numbers (integer)
			json_value(number_integer_t v) noexcept : number_integer(v) {}
			/// constructor for numbers (unsigned)
			json_value(number_unsigned_t v) noexcept : number_unsigned(v) {}
			/// constructor for numbers (floating-point)
			json_value(number_float_t v) noexcept : number_float(v) {}
			/// constructor for empty values of a given type
			json_value(value_t t)
			{
				switch (t)
				{
				case value_t::object:
				{
					object = create<object_t>();
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					array = create<array_t>();
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					string = create<string_t>("");
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					boolean = boolean_t(false);
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					number_integer = number_integer_t(0);
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					number_unsigned = number_unsigned_t(0);
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					number_float = number_float_t(0.0);
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/// constructor for strings
			json_value(const string_t& value)
			{
				string = create<string_t>(value);
			}

			/// constructor for objects
			json_value(const object_t& value)
			{
				object = create<object_t>(value);
			}

			/// constructor for arrays
			json_value(const array_t& value)
			{
				array = create<array_t>(value);
			}
		};

		/*!
		@brief checks the class invariants

		This function asserts the class invariants. It needs to be called at the
		end of every constructor to make sure that created objects respect the
		invariant. Furthermore, it has to be called each time the type of a JSON
		value is changed, because the invariant expresses a relationship between
		@a m_type and @a m_value.
		*/
		void assert_invariant() const
		{
			assert(m_type != value_t::object or m_value.object != nullptr);
			assert(m_type != value_t::array or m_value.array != nullptr);
			assert(m_type != value_t::string or m_value.string != nullptr);
		}

	public:
		//////////////////////////
		// JSON parser callback //
		//////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief JSON callback events

		This enumeration lists the parser events that can trigger calling a
		callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t during parsing.

		@image html callback_events.png "Example when certain parse events are triggered"

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		enum class parse_event_t : uint8_t
		{
			/// the parser read `{` and started to process a JSON object
			object_start,
			/// the parser read `}` and finished processing a JSON object
			object_end,
			/// the parser read `[` and started to process a JSON array
			array_start,
			/// the parser read `]` and finished processing a JSON array
			array_end,
			/// the parser read a key of a value in an object
			key,
			/// the parser finished reading a JSON value
			value
		};

		/*!
		@brief per-element parser callback type

		With a parser callback function, the result of parsing a JSON text can be
		influenced. When passed to @ref parse(std::istream&, const
		parser_callback_t) or @ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t),
		it is called on certain events (passed as @ref parse_event_t via parameter
		@a event) with a set recursion depth @a depth and context JSON value
		@a parsed. The return value of the callback function is a boolean
		indicating whether the element that emitted the callback shall be kept or
		not.

		We distinguish six scenarios (determined by the event type) in which the
		callback function can be called. The following table describes the values
		of the parameters @a depth, @a event, and @a parsed.

		parameter @a event | description | parameter @a depth | parameter @a parsed
		------------------ | ----------- | ------------------ | -------------------
		parse_event_t::object_start | the parser read `{` and started to process a JSON object | depth of the parent of the JSON object | a JSON value with type discarded
		parse_event_t::key | the parser read a key of a value in an object | depth of the currently parsed JSON object | a JSON string containing the key
		parse_event_t::object_end | the parser read `}` and finished processing a JSON object | depth of the parent of the JSON object | the parsed JSON object
		parse_event_t::array_start | the parser read `[` and started to process a JSON array | depth of the parent of the JSON array | a JSON value with type discarded
		parse_event_t::array_end | the parser read `]` and finished processing a JSON array | depth of the parent of the JSON array | the parsed JSON array
		parse_event_t::value | the parser finished reading a JSON value | depth of the value | the parsed JSON value

		@image html callback_events.png "Example when certain parse events are triggered"

		Discarding a value (i.e., returning `false`) has different effects
		depending on the context in which function was called:

		- Discarded values in structured types are skipped. That is, the parser
		will behave as if the discarded value was never read.
		- In case a value outside a structured type is skipped, it is replaced
		with `null`. This case happens if the top-level element is skipped.

		@param[in] depth  the depth of the recursion during parsing

		@param[in] event  an event of type parse_event_t indicating the context in
		the callback function has been called

		@param[in,out] parsed  the current intermediate parse result; note that
		writing to this value has no effect for parse_event_t::key events

		@return Whether the JSON value which called the function during parsing
		should be kept (`true`) or not (`false`). In the latter case, it is either
		skipped completely or replaced by an empty discarded object.

		@sa @ref parse(std::istream&, parser_callback_t) or
		@ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t) for examples

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		using parser_callback_t = std::function<bool(int depth,
			parse_event_t event,
			basic_json& parsed)>;


		//////////////////
		// constructors //
		//////////////////

		/// @name constructors and destructors
		/// Constructors of class @ref basic_json, copy/move constructor, copy
		/// assignment, static functions creating objects, and the destructor.
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief create an empty value with a given type

		Create an empty JSON value with a given type. The value will be default
		initialized with an empty value which depends on the type:

		Value type  | initial value
		----------- | -------------
		null        | `null`
		boolean     | `false`
		string      | `""`
		number      | `0`
		object      | `{}`
		array       | `[]`

		@param[in] value_type  the type of the value to create

		@complexity Constant.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for object, array, or string value
		fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor for different @ref
		value_t values,basic_json__value_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(std::nullptr_t) -- create a `null` value
		@sa @ref basic_json(boolean_t value) -- create a boolean value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const string_t&) -- create a string value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const object_t&) -- create a object value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const array_t&) -- create a array value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_float_t) -- create a number
		(floating-point) value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_integer_t) -- create a number (integer)
		value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_unsigned_t) -- create a number (unsigned)
		value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const value_t value_type)
			: m_type(value_type), m_value(value_type)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a null object

		Create a `null` JSON value. It either takes a null pointer as parameter
		(explicitly creating `null`) or no parameter (implicitly creating `null`).
		The passed null pointer itself is not read -- it is only used to choose
		the right constructor.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this constructor never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with and without a
		null pointer parameter.,basic_json__nullptr_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(std::nullptr_t = nullptr) noexcept
			: basic_json(value_t::null)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an object (explicit)

		Create an object JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a value for the object

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for object value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with an @ref
		object_t parameter.,basic_json__object_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleObjectType&) -- create an object value
		from a compatible STL container

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const object_t& val)
			: m_type(value_t::object), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an object (implicit)

		Create an object JSON value with a given content. This constructor allows
		any type @a CompatibleObjectType that can be used to construct values of
		type @ref object_t.

		@tparam CompatibleObjectType An object type whose `key_type` and
		`value_type` is compatible to @ref object_t. Examples include `std::map`,
		`std::unordered_map`, `std::multimap`, and `std::unordered_multimap` with
		a `key_type` of `std::string`, and a `value_type` from which a @ref
		basic_json value can be constructed.

		@param[in] val  a value for the object

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for object value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with several
		compatible object type parameters.,basic_json__CompatibleObjectType}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const object_t&) -- create an object value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class CompatibleObjectType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_constructible<typename object_t::key_type, typename CompatibleObjectType::key_type>::value and
			std::is_constructible<basic_json, typename CompatibleObjectType::mapped_type>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const CompatibleObjectType& val)
			: m_type(value_t::object)
		{
			using std::begin;
			using std::end;
			m_value.object = create<object_t>(begin(val), end(val));
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an array (explicit)

		Create an array JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a value for the array

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for array value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with an @ref array_t
		parameter.,basic_json__array_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleArrayType&) -- create an array value
		from a compatible STL containers

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const array_t& val)
			: m_type(value_t::array), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an array (implicit)

		Create an array JSON value with a given content. This constructor allows
		any type @a CompatibleArrayType that can be used to construct values of
		type @ref array_t.

		@tparam CompatibleArrayType An object type whose `value_type` is
		compatible to @ref array_t. Examples include `std::vector`, `std::deque`,
		`std::list`, `std::forward_list`, `std::array`, `std::set`,
		`std::unordered_set`, `std::multiset`, and `unordered_multiset` with a
		`value_type` from which a @ref basic_json value can be constructed.

		@param[in] val  a value for the array

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for array value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with several
		compatible array type parameters.,basic_json__CompatibleArrayType}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const array_t&) -- create an array value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class CompatibleArrayType, typename std::enable_if<
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value and
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value and
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename basic_json_t::reverse_iterator>::value and
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename basic_json_t::const_reverse_iterator>::value and
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename array_t::iterator>::value and
			not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType, typename array_t::const_iterator>::value and
			std::is_constructible<basic_json, typename CompatibleArrayType::value_type>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const CompatibleArrayType& val)
			: m_type(value_t::array)
		{
			using std::begin;
			using std::end;
			m_value.array = create<array_t>(begin(val), end(val));
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a string (explicit)

		Create an string JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a value for the string

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for string value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with an @ref
		string_t parameter.,basic_json__string_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const typename string_t::value_type*) -- create a
		string value from a character pointer
		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleStringType&) -- create a string value
		from a compatible string container

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const string_t& val)
			: m_type(value_t::string), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a string (explicit)

		Create a string JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a literal value for the string

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for string value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with string literal
		parameter.,basic_json__string_t_value_type}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const string_t&) -- create a string value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleStringType&) -- create a string value
		from a compatible string container

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const typename string_t::value_type* val)
			: basic_json(string_t(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a string (implicit)

		Create a string JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a value for the string

		@tparam CompatibleStringType an string type which is compatible to @ref
		string_t, for instance `std::string`.

		@complexity Linear in the size of the passed @a val.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for string value fails

		@liveexample{The following code shows the construction of a string value
		from a compatible type.,basic_json__CompatibleStringType}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const string_t&) -- create a string value
		@sa @ref basic_json(const typename string_t::value_type*) -- create a
		string value from a character pointer

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class CompatibleStringType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_constructible<string_t, CompatibleStringType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const CompatibleStringType& val)
			: basic_json(string_t(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a boolean (explicit)

		Creates a JSON boolean type from a given value.

		@param[in] val  a boolean value to store

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates boolean
		values.,basic_json__boolean_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(boolean_t val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::boolean), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an integer number (explicit)

		Create an integer number JSON value with a given content.

		@tparam T A helper type to remove this function via SFINAE in case @ref
		number_integer_t is the same as `int`. In this case, this constructor
		would have the same signature as @ref basic_json(const int value). Note
		the helper type @a T is not visible in this constructor's interface.

		@param[in] val  an integer to create a JSON number from

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the construction of an integer
		number value.,basic_json__number_integer_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const int) -- create a number value (integer)
		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleNumberIntegerType) -- create a number
		value (integer) from a compatible number type

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
			not (std::is_same<T, int>::value) and
			std::is_same<T, number_integer_t>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const number_integer_t val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_integer), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an integer number from an enum type (explicit)

		Create an integer number JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  an integer to create a JSON number from

		@note This constructor allows to pass enums directly to a constructor. As
		C++ has no way of specifying the type of an anonymous enum explicitly, we
		can only rely on the fact that such values implicitly convert to int. As
		int may already be the same type of number_integer_t, we may need to
		switch off the constructor @ref basic_json(const number_integer_t).

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the construction of an integer
		number value from an anonymous enum.,basic_json__const_int}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_integer_t) -- create a number value
		(integer)
		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleNumberIntegerType) -- create a number
		value (integer) from a compatible number type

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const int val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_integer),
			m_value(static_cast<number_integer_t>(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an integer number (implicit)

		Create an integer number JSON value with a given content. This constructor
		allows any type @a CompatibleNumberIntegerType that can be used to
		construct values of type @ref number_integer_t.

		@tparam CompatibleNumberIntegerType An integer type which is compatible to
		@ref number_integer_t. Examples include the types `int`, `int32_t`,
		`long`, and `short`.

		@param[in] val  an integer to create a JSON number from

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the construction of several integer
		number values from compatible
		types.,basic_json__CompatibleIntegerNumberType}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_integer_t) -- create a number value
		(integer)
		@sa @ref basic_json(const int) -- create a number value (integer)

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename CompatibleNumberIntegerType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_constructible<number_integer_t, CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::value and
			std::numeric_limits<CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::is_integer and
			std::numeric_limits<CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::is_signed,
			CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const CompatibleNumberIntegerType val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_integer),
			m_value(static_cast<number_integer_t>(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an unsigned integer number (explicit)

		Create an unsigned integer number JSON value with a given content.

		@tparam T  helper type to compare number_unsigned_t and unsigned int (not
		visible in) the interface.

		@param[in] val  an integer to create a JSON number from

		@complexity Constant.

		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleNumberUnsignedType) -- create a number
		value (unsigned integer) from a compatible number type

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
			not (std::is_same<T, int>::value) and
			std::is_same<T, number_unsigned_t>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const number_unsigned_t val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_unsigned), m_value(val)
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an unsigned number (implicit)

		Create an unsigned number JSON value with a given content. This
		constructor allows any type @a CompatibleNumberUnsignedType that can be
		used to construct values of type @ref number_unsigned_t.

		@tparam CompatibleNumberUnsignedType An integer type which is compatible
		to @ref number_unsigned_t. Examples may include the types `unsigned int`,
		`uint32_t`, or `unsigned short`.

		@param[in] val  an unsigned integer to create a JSON number from

		@complexity Constant.

		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_unsigned_t) -- create a number value
		(unsigned)

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		template<typename CompatibleNumberUnsignedType, typename std::enable_if <
			std::is_constructible<number_unsigned_t, CompatibleNumberUnsignedType>::value and
			std::numeric_limits<CompatibleNumberUnsignedType>::is_integer and
			not std::numeric_limits<CompatibleNumberUnsignedType>::is_signed,
			CompatibleNumberUnsignedType>::type = 0>
			basic_json(const CompatibleNumberUnsignedType val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_unsigned),
			m_value(static_cast<number_unsigned_t>(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a floating-point number (explicit)

		Create a floating-point number JSON value with a given content.

		@param[in] val  a floating-point value to create a JSON number from

		@note [RFC 7159](http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7159.txt), section 6
		disallows NaN values:
		> Numeric values that cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as
		> Infinity and NaN) are not permitted.
		In case the parameter @a val is not a number, a JSON null value is created
		instead.

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The following example creates several floating-point
		values.,basic_json__number_float_t}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const CompatibleNumberFloatType) -- create a number
		value (floating-point) from a compatible number type

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const number_float_t val) noexcept
			: m_type(value_t::number_float), m_value(val)
		{
			// replace infinity and NAN by null
			if (not std::isfinite(val))
			{
				m_type = value_t::null;
				m_value = json_value();
			}

			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create an floating-point number (implicit)

		Create an floating-point number JSON value with a given content. This
		constructor allows any type @a CompatibleNumberFloatType that can be used
		to construct values of type @ref number_float_t.

		@tparam CompatibleNumberFloatType A floating-point type which is
		compatible to @ref number_float_t. Examples may include the types `float`
		or `double`.

		@param[in] val  a floating-point to create a JSON number from

		@note [RFC 7159](http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7159.txt), section 6
		disallows NaN values:
		> Numeric values that cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as
		> Infinity and NaN) are not permitted.
		In case the parameter @a val is not a number, a JSON null value is
		created instead.

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the construction of several
		floating-point number values from compatible
		types.,basic_json__CompatibleNumberFloatType}

		@sa @ref basic_json(const number_float_t) -- create a number value
		(floating-point)

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename CompatibleNumberFloatType, typename = typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_constructible<number_float_t, CompatibleNumberFloatType>::value and
			std::is_floating_point<CompatibleNumberFloatType>::value>::type>
			basic_json(const CompatibleNumberFloatType val) noexcept
			: basic_json(number_float_t(val))
		{
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a container (array or object) from an initializer list

		Creates a JSON value of type array or object from the passed initializer
		list @a init. In case @a type_deduction is `true` (default), the type of
		the JSON value to be created is deducted from the initializer list @a init
		according to the following rules:

		1. If the list is empty, an empty JSON object value `{}` is created.
		2. If the list consists of pairs whose first element is a string, a JSON
		object value is created where the first elements of the pairs are
		treated as keys and the second elements are as values.
		3. In all other cases, an array is created.

		The rules aim to create the best fit between a C++ initializer list and
		JSON values. The rationale is as follows:

		1. The empty initializer list is written as `{}` which is exactly an empty
		JSON object.
		2. C++ has now way of describing mapped types other than to list a list of
		pairs. As JSON requires that keys must be of type string, rule 2 is the
		weakest constraint one can pose on initializer lists to interpret them
		as an object.
		3. In all other cases, the initializer list could not be interpreted as
		JSON object type, so interpreting it as JSON array type is safe.

		With the rules described above, the following JSON values cannot be
		expressed by an initializer list:

		- the empty array (`[]`): use @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>)
		with an empty initializer list in this case
		- arrays whose elements satisfy rule 2: use @ref
		array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) with the same initializer list
		in this case

		@note When used without parentheses around an empty initializer list, @ref
		basic_json() is called instead of this function, yielding the JSON null
		value.

		@param[in] init  initializer list with JSON values

		@param[in] type_deduction internal parameter; when set to `true`, the type
		of the JSON value is deducted from the initializer list @a init; when set
		to `false`, the type provided via @a manual_type is forced. This mode is
		used by the functions @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) and
		@ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>).

		@param[in] manual_type internal parameter; when @a type_deduction is set
		to `false`, the created JSON value will use the provided type (only @ref
		value_t::array and @ref value_t::object are valid); when @a type_deduction
		is set to `true`, this parameter has no effect

		@throw std::domain_error if @a type_deduction is `false`, @a manual_type
		is `value_t::object`, but @a init contains an element which is not a pair
		whose first element is a string; example: `"cannot create object from
		initializer list"`

		@complexity Linear in the size of the initializer list @a init.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how JSON values are created from
		initializer lists.,basic_json__list_init_t}

		@sa @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON array
		value from an initializer list
		@sa @ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON object
		value from an initializer list

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json> init,
			bool type_deduction = true,
			value_t manual_type = value_t::array)
		{
			// check if each element is an array with two elements whose first
			// element is a string
			bool is_an_object = std::all_of(init.begin(), init.end(),
				[](const basic_json & element)
			{
				return element.is_array() and element.size() == 2 and element[0].is_string();
			});

			// adjust type if type deduction is not wanted
			if (not type_deduction)
			{
				// if array is wanted, do not create an object though possible
				if (manual_type == value_t::array)
				{
					is_an_object = false;
				}

				// if object is wanted but impossible, throw an exception
				if (manual_type == value_t::object and not is_an_object)
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot create object from initializer list");
				}
			}

			if (is_an_object)
			{
				// the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create object
				m_type = value_t::object;
				m_value = value_t::object;

				std::for_each(init.begin(), init.end(), [this](const basic_json & element)
				{
					m_value.object->emplace(*(element[0].m_value.string), element[1]);
				});
			} else
			{
				// the initializer list describes an array -> create array
				m_type = value_t::array;
				m_value.array = create<array_t>(init);
			}

			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief explicitly create an array from an initializer list

		Creates a JSON array value from a given initializer list. That is, given a
		list of values `a, b, c`, creates the JSON value `[a, b, c]`. If the
		initializer list is empty, the empty array `[]` is created.

		@note This function is only needed to express two edge cases that cannot
		be realized with the initializer list constructor (@ref
		basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t)). These cases
		are:
		1. creating an array whose elements are all pairs whose first element is a
		string -- in this case, the initializer list constructor would create an
		object, taking the first elements as keys
		2. creating an empty array -- passing the empty initializer list to the
		initializer list constructor yields an empty object

		@param[in] init  initializer list with JSON values to create an array from
		(optional)

		@return JSON array value

		@complexity Linear in the size of @a init.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the `array`
		function.,array}

		@sa @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t) --
		create a JSON value from an initializer list
		@sa @ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON object
		value from an initializer list

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		static basic_json array(std::initializer_list<basic_json> init =
			std::initializer_list<basic_json>())
		{
			return basic_json(init, false, value_t::array);
		}

		/*!
		@brief explicitly create an object from an initializer list

		Creates a JSON object value from a given initializer list. The initializer
		lists elements must be pairs, and their first elements must be strings. If
		the initializer list is empty, the empty object `{}` is created.

		@note This function is only added for symmetry reasons. In contrast to the
		related function @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>), there are
		no cases which can only be expressed by this function. That is, any
		initializer list @a init can also be passed to the initializer list
		constructor @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool,
		value_t).

		@param[in] init  initializer list to create an object from (optional)

		@return JSON object value

		@throw std::domain_error if @a init is not a pair whose first elements are
		strings; thrown by
		@ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t)

		@complexity Linear in the size of @a init.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the `object`
		function.,object}

		@sa @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t) --
		create a JSON value from an initializer list
		@sa @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON array
		value from an initializer list

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		static basic_json object(std::initializer_list<basic_json> init =
			std::initializer_list<basic_json>())
		{
			return basic_json(init, false, value_t::object);
		}

		/*!
		@brief construct an array with count copies of given value

		Constructs a JSON array value by creating @a cnt copies of a passed value.
		In case @a cnt is `0`, an empty array is created. As postcondition,
		`std::distance(begin(),end()) == cnt` holds.

		@param[in] cnt  the number of JSON copies of @a val to create
		@param[in] val  the JSON value to copy

		@complexity Linear in @a cnt.

		@liveexample{The following code shows examples for the @ref
		basic_json(size_type\, const basic_json&)
		constructor.,basic_json__size_type_basic_json}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(size_type cnt, const basic_json& val)
			: m_type(value_t::array)
		{
			m_value.array = create<array_t>(cnt, val);
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief construct a JSON container given an iterator range

		Constructs the JSON value with the contents of the range `[first, last)`.
		The semantics depends on the different types a JSON value can have:
		- In case of primitive types (number, boolean, or string), @a first must
		be `begin()` and @a last must be `end()`. In this case, the value is
		copied. Otherwise, std::out_of_range is thrown.
		- In case of structured types (array, object), the constructor behaves as
		similar versions for `std::vector`.
		- In case of a null type, std::domain_error is thrown.

		@tparam InputIT an input iterator type (@ref iterator or @ref
		const_iterator)

		@param[in] first begin of the range to copy from (included)
		@param[in] last end of the range to copy from (excluded)

		@pre Iterators @a first and @a last must be initialized. **This
		precondition is enforced with an assertion.**

		@throw std::domain_error if iterators are not compatible; that is, do not
		belong to the same JSON value; example: `"iterators are not compatible"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if iterators are for a primitive type (number,
		boolean, or string) where an out of range error can be detected easily;
		example: `"iterators out of range"`
		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for object, array, or string fails
		@throw std::domain_error if called with a null value; example: `"cannot
		use construct with iterators from null"`

		@complexity Linear in distance between @a first and @a last.

		@liveexample{The example below shows several ways to create JSON values by
		specifying a subrange with iterators.,basic_json__InputIt_InputIt}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class InputIT, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_same<InputIT, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
			std::is_same<InputIT, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type = 0>
			basic_json(InputIT first, InputIT last)
		{
			assert(first.m_object != nullptr);
			assert(last.m_object != nullptr);

			// make sure iterator fits the current value
			if (first.m_object != last.m_object)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterators are not compatible");
			}

			// copy type from first iterator
			m_type = first.m_object->m_type;

			// check if iterator range is complete for primitive values
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::boolean:
			case value_t::number_float:
			case value_t::number_integer:
			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			case value_t::string:
			{
				if (not first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin() or not last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end())
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("iterators out of range");
				}
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				break;
			}
			}

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				m_value.number_integer = first.m_object->m_value.number_integer;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				m_value.number_unsigned = first.m_object->m_value.number_unsigned;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				m_value.number_float = first.m_object->m_value.number_float;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				m_value.boolean = first.m_object->m_value.boolean;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				m_value = *first.m_object->m_value.string;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				m_value.object = create<object_t>(first.m_it.object_iterator, last.m_it.object_iterator);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				m_value.array = create<array_t>(first.m_it.array_iterator, last.m_it.array_iterator);
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use construct with iterators from " + first.m_object->type_name());
			}
			}

			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief construct a JSON value given an input stream

		@param[in,out] i  stream to read a serialized JSON value from
		@param[in] cb a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@deprecated This constructor is deprecated and will be removed in version
		3.0.0 to unify the interface of the library. Deserialization will be
		done by stream operators or by calling one of the `parse` functions,
		e.g. @ref parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t). That is, calls
		like `json j(i);` for an input stream @a i need to be replaced by
		`json j = json::parse(i);`. See the example below.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates constructing a JSON value from
		a `std::stringstream` with and without callback
		function.,basic_json__istream}

		@since version 2.0.0, deprecated in version 2.0.3, to be removed in
		version 3.0.0
		*/
		JSON_DEPRECATED
			explicit basic_json(std::istream& i, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			*this = parser(i, cb).parse();
			assert_invariant();
		}

		///////////////////////////////////////
		// other constructors and destructor //
		///////////////////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief copy constructor

		Creates a copy of a given JSON value.

		@param[in] other  the JSON value to copy

		@complexity Linear in the size of @a other.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is linear.
		- As postcondition, it holds: `other == basic_json(other)`.

		@throw std::bad_alloc if allocation for object, array, or string fails.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the copy
		constructor.,basic_json__basic_json}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(const basic_json& other)
			: m_type(other.m_type)
		{
			// check of passed value is valid
			other.assert_invariant();

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::object:
			{
				m_value = *other.m_value.object;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				m_value = *other.m_value.array;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				m_value = *other.m_value.string;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				m_value = other.m_value.boolean;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				m_value = other.m_value.number_integer;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				m_value = other.m_value.number_unsigned;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				m_value = other.m_value.number_float;
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				break;
			}
			}

			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief move constructor

		Move constructor. Constructs a JSON value with the contents of the given
		value @a other using move semantics. It "steals" the resources from @a
		other and leaves it as JSON null value.

		@param[in,out] other  value to move to this object

		@post @a other is a JSON null value

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The code below shows the move constructor explicitly called
		via std::move.,basic_json__moveconstructor}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		basic_json(basic_json&& other) noexcept
			: m_type(std::move(other.m_type)),
			m_value(std::move(other.m_value))
		{
			// check that passed value is valid
			other.assert_invariant();

			// invalidate payload
			other.m_type = value_t::null;
			other.m_value = {};

			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief copy assignment

		Copy assignment operator. Copies a JSON value via the "copy and swap"
		strategy: It is expressed in terms of the copy constructor, destructor,
		and the swap() member function.

		@param[in] other  value to copy from

		@complexity Linear.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is linear.

		@liveexample{The code below shows and example for the copy assignment. It
		creates a copy of value `a` which is then swapped with `b`. Finally\, the
		copy of `a` (which is the null value after the swap) is
		destroyed.,basic_json__copyassignment}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference& operator=(basic_json other) noexcept (
			std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<value_t>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<value_t>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<json_value>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<json_value>::value
			)
		{
			// check that passed value is valid
			other.assert_invariant();

			using std::swap;
			swap(m_type, other.m_type);
			swap(m_value, other.m_value);

			assert_invariant();
			return *this;
		}

		/*!
		@brief destructor

		Destroys the JSON value and frees all allocated memory.

		@complexity Linear.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is linear.
		- All stored elements are destroyed and all memory is freed.

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		~basic_json()
		{
			assert_invariant();

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::object:
			{
				AllocatorType<object_t> alloc;
				alloc.destroy(m_value.object);
				alloc.deallocate(m_value.object, 1);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				AllocatorType<array_t> alloc;
				alloc.destroy(m_value.array);
				alloc.deallocate(m_value.array, 1);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
				alloc.destroy(m_value.string);
				alloc.deallocate(m_value.string, 1);
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				// all other types need no specific destructor
				break;
			}
			}
		}

		/// @}

	public:
		///////////////////////
		// object inspection //
		///////////////////////

		/// @name object inspection
		/// Functions to inspect the type of a JSON value.
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief serialization

		Serialization function for JSON values. The function tries to mimic
		Python's `json.dumps()` function, and currently supports its @a indent
		parameter.

		@param[in] indent If indent is nonnegative, then array elements and object
		members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent level of
		`0` will only insert newlines. `-1` (the default) selects the most compact
		representation.

		@return string containing the serialization of the JSON value

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The following example shows the effect of different @a indent
		parameters to the result of the serialization.,dump}

		@see https://docs.python.org/2/library/json.html#json.dump

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		string_t dump(const int indent = -1) const
		{
			std::stringstream ss;
			// fix locale problems
			ss.imbue(std::locale::classic());

			// 6, 15 or 16 digits of precision allows round-trip IEEE 754
			// string->float->string, string->double->string or string->long
			// double->string; to be safe, we read this value from
			// std::numeric_limits<number_float_t>::digits10
			ss.precision(std::numeric_limits<double>::digits10);

			if (indent >= 0)
			{
				dump(ss, true, static_cast<unsigned int>(indent));
			} else
			{
				dump(ss, false, 0);
			}

			return ss.str();
		}

		/*!
		@brief return the type of the JSON value (explicit)

		Return the type of the JSON value as a value from the @ref value_t
		enumeration.

		@return the type of the JSON value

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `type()` for all JSON
		types.,type}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr value_t type() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether type is primitive

		This function returns true iff the JSON type is primitive (string, number,
		boolean, or null).

		@return `true` if type is primitive (string, number, boolean, or null),
		`false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_primitive()` for all JSON
		types.,is_primitive}

		@sa @ref is_structured() -- returns whether JSON value is structured
		@sa @ref is_null() -- returns whether JSON value is `null`
		@sa @ref is_string() -- returns whether JSON value is a string
		@sa @ref is_boolean() -- returns whether JSON value is a boolean
		@sa @ref is_number() -- returns whether JSON value is a number

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_primitive() const noexcept
		{
			return is_null() or is_string() or is_boolean() or is_number();
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether type is structured

		This function returns true iff the JSON type is structured (array or
		object).

		@return `true` if type is structured (array or object), `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_structured()` for all JSON
		types.,is_structured}

		@sa @ref is_primitive() -- returns whether value is primitive
		@sa @ref is_array() -- returns whether value is an array
		@sa @ref is_object() -- returns whether value is an object

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_structured() const noexcept
		{
			return is_array() or is_object();
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is null

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is null.

		@return `true` if type is null, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_null()` for all JSON
		types.,is_null}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_null() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::null;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is a boolean

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is a boolean.

		@return `true` if type is boolean, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_boolean()` for all JSON
		types.,is_boolean}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_boolean() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::boolean;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is a number

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is a number. This includes
		both integer and floating-point values.

		@return `true` if type is number (regardless whether integer, unsigned
		integer or floating-type), `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number()` for all JSON
		types.,is_number}

		@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer or unsigned
		integer number
		@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
		number
		@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_number() const noexcept
		{
			return is_number_integer() or is_number_float();
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is an integer number

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is an integer or unsigned
		integer number. This excludes floating-point values.

		@return `true` if type is an integer or unsigned integer number, `false`
		otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_integer()` for all
		JSON types.,is_number_integer}

		@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is a number
		@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
		number
		@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_number_integer() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::number_integer or m_type == value_t::number_unsigned;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is an unsigned integer number

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is an unsigned integer
		number. This excludes floating-point and (signed) integer values.

		@return `true` if type is an unsigned integer number, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_unsigned()` for all
		JSON types.,is_number_unsigned}

		@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is a number
		@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer or unsigned
		integer number
		@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_number_unsigned() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::number_unsigned;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is a floating-point number

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is a floating-point number.
		This excludes integer and unsigned integer values.

		@return `true` if type is a floating-point number, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_float()` for all
		JSON types.,is_number_float}

		@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is number
		@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer number
		@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
		number

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_number_float() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::number_float;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is an object

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is an object.

		@return `true` if type is object, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_object()` for all JSON
		types.,is_object}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_object() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::object;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is an array

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is an array.

		@return `true` if type is array, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_array()` for all JSON
		types.,is_array}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_array() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::array;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is a string

		This function returns true iff the JSON value is a string.

		@return `true` if type is string, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_string()` for all JSON
		types.,is_string}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_string() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::string;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return whether value is discarded

		This function returns true iff the JSON value was discarded during parsing
		with a callback function (see @ref parser_callback_t).

		@note This function will always be `false` for JSON values after parsing.
		That is, discarded values can only occur during parsing, but will be
		removed when inside a structured value or replaced by null in other cases.

		@return `true` if type is discarded, `false` otherwise.

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_discarded()` for all JSON
		types.,is_discarded}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr bool is_discarded() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type == value_t::discarded;
		}

		/*!
		@brief return the type of the JSON value (implicit)

		Implicitly return the type of the JSON value as a value from the @ref
		value_t enumeration.

		@return the type of the JSON value

		@complexity Constant.

		@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
		exceptions.

		@liveexample{The following code exemplifies the @ref value_t operator for
		all JSON types.,operator__value_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		constexpr operator value_t() const noexcept
		{
			return m_type;
		}

		/// @}

	private:
		//////////////////
		// value access //
		//////////////////

		/// get an object (explicit)
		template<class T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<typename object_t::key_type, typename T::key_type>::value and
			std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, typename T::mapped_type>::value, int>::type = 0>
			T get_impl(T*) const
		{
			if (is_object())
			{
				return T(m_value.object->begin(), m_value.object->end());
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be object, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get an object (explicit)
		object_t get_impl(object_t*) const
		{
			if (is_object())
			{
				return *(m_value.object);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be object, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get an array (explicit)
		template<class T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, typename T::value_type>::value and
			not std::is_same<basic_json_t, typename T::value_type>::value and
			not std::is_arithmetic<T>::value and
			not std::is_convertible<std::string, T>::value and
			not has_mapped_type<T>::value, int>::type = 0>
			T get_impl(T*) const
		{
			if (is_array())
			{
				T to_vector;
				std::transform(m_value.array->begin(), m_value.array->end(),
					std::inserter(to_vector, to_vector.end()), [](basic_json i)
				{
					return i.get<typename T::value_type>();
				});
				return to_vector;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be array, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get an array (explicit)
		template<class T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, T>::value and
			not std::is_same<basic_json_t, T>::value, int>::type = 0>
			std::vector<T> get_impl(std::vector<T>*) const
		{
			if (is_array())
			{
				std::vector<T> to_vector;
				to_vector.reserve(m_value.array->size());
				std::transform(m_value.array->begin(), m_value.array->end(),
					std::inserter(to_vector, to_vector.end()), [](basic_json i)
				{
					return i.get<T>();
				});
				return to_vector;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be array, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get an array (explicit)
		template<class T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_same<basic_json, typename T::value_type>::value and
			not has_mapped_type<T>::value, int>::type = 0>
			T get_impl(T*) const
		{
			if (is_array())
			{
				return T(m_value.array->begin(), m_value.array->end());
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be array, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get an array (explicit)
		array_t get_impl(array_t*) const
		{
			if (is_array())
			{
				return *(m_value.array);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be array, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get a string (explicit)
		template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<string_t, T>::value, int>::type = 0>
			T get_impl(T*) const
		{
			if (is_string())
			{
				return *m_value.string;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be string, but is " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// get a number (explicit)
		template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, int>::type = 0>
			T get_impl(T*) const
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				return static_cast<T>(m_value.number_integer);
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				return static_cast<T>(m_value.number_unsigned);
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				return static_cast<T>(m_value.number_float);
			}

			default:
			{
				throw std::domain_error("type must be number, but is " + type_name());
			}
			}
		}

		/// get a boolean (explicit)
		constexpr boolean_t get_impl(boolean_t*) const
		{
			return is_boolean()
				? m_value.boolean
				: throw std::domain_error("type must be boolean, but is " + type_name());
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (object)
		object_t* get_impl_ptr(object_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_object() ? m_value.object : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (object)
		constexpr const object_t* get_impl_ptr(const object_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_object() ? m_value.object : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (array)
		array_t* get_impl_ptr(array_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_array() ? m_value.array : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (array)
		constexpr const array_t* get_impl_ptr(const array_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_array() ? m_value.array : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (string)
		string_t* get_impl_ptr(string_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_string() ? m_value.string : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (string)
		constexpr const string_t* get_impl_ptr(const string_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_string() ? m_value.string : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (boolean)
		boolean_t* get_impl_ptr(boolean_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_boolean() ? &m_value.boolean : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (boolean)
		constexpr const boolean_t* get_impl_ptr(const boolean_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_boolean() ? &m_value.boolean : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (integer number)
		number_integer_t* get_impl_ptr(number_integer_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_number_integer() ? &m_value.number_integer : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (integer number)
		constexpr const number_integer_t* get_impl_ptr(const number_integer_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_number_integer() ? &m_value.number_integer : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (unsigned number)
		number_unsigned_t* get_impl_ptr(number_unsigned_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_number_unsigned() ? &m_value.number_unsigned : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (unsigned number)
		constexpr const number_unsigned_t* get_impl_ptr(const number_unsigned_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_number_unsigned() ? &m_value.number_unsigned : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (floating-point number)
		number_float_t* get_impl_ptr(number_float_t*) noexcept
		{
			return is_number_float() ? &m_value.number_float : nullptr;
		}

		/// get a pointer to the value (floating-point number)
		constexpr const number_float_t* get_impl_ptr(const number_float_t*) const noexcept
		{
			return is_number_float() ? &m_value.number_float : nullptr;
		}

		/*!
		@brief helper function to implement get_ref()

		This funcion helps to implement get_ref() without code duplication for
		const and non-const overloads

		@tparam ThisType will be deduced as `basic_json` or `const basic_json`

		@throw std::domain_error if ReferenceType does not match underlying value
		type of the current JSON
		*/
		template<typename ReferenceType, typename ThisType>
		static ReferenceType get_ref_impl(ThisType& obj)
		{
			// helper type
			using PointerType = typename std::add_pointer<ReferenceType>::type;

			// delegate the call to get_ptr<>()
			auto ptr = obj.template get_ptr<PointerType>();

			if (ptr != nullptr)
			{
				return *ptr;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("incompatible ReferenceType for get_ref, actual type is " +
					obj.type_name());
			}
		}

	public:

		/// @name value access
		/// Direct access to the stored value of a JSON value.
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief get a value (explicit)

		Explicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value.

		@tparam ValueType non-pointer type compatible to the JSON value, for
		instance `int` for JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or
		`std::vector` types for JSON arrays

		@return copy of the JSON value, converted to type @a ValueType

		@throw std::domain_error in case passed type @a ValueType is incompatible
		to JSON; example: `"type must be object, but is null"`

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value.

		@liveexample{The example below shows several conversions from JSON values
		to other types. There a few things to note: (1) Floating-point numbers can
		be converted to integers\, (2) A JSON array can be converted to a standard
		`std::vector<short>`\, (3) A JSON object can be converted to C++
		associative containers such as `std::unordered_map<std::string\,
		json>`.,get__ValueType_const}

		@internal
		The idea of using a casted null pointer to choose the correct
		implementation is from <http://stackoverflow.com/a/8315197/266378>.
		@endinternal

		@sa @ref operator ValueType() const for implicit conversion
		@sa @ref get() for pointer-member access

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
			not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			ValueType get() const
		{
			return get_impl(static_cast<ValueType*>(nullptr));
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a pointer value (explicit)

		Explicit pointer access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies are
		made.

		@warning The pointer becomes invalid if the underlying JSON object
		changes.

		@tparam PointerType pointer type; must be a pointer to @ref array_t, @ref
		object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t,
		@ref number_unsigned_t, or @ref number_float_t.

		@return pointer to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
		pointer type @a PointerType fits to the JSON value; `nullptr` otherwise

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how pointers to internal values of a
		JSON value can be requested. Note that no type conversions are made and a
		`nullptr` is returned if the value and the requested pointer type does not
		match.,get__PointerType}

		@sa @ref get_ptr() for explicit pointer-member access

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			PointerType get() noexcept
		{
			// delegate the call to get_ptr
			return get_ptr<PointerType>();
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a pointer value (explicit)
		@copydoc get()
		*/
		template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			constexpr const PointerType get() const noexcept
		{
			// delegate the call to get_ptr
			return get_ptr<PointerType>();
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a pointer value (implicit)

		Implicit pointer access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies are
		made.

		@warning Writing data to the pointee of the result yields an undefined
		state.

		@tparam PointerType pointer type; must be a pointer to @ref array_t, @ref
		object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t,
		@ref number_unsigned_t, or @ref number_float_t. Enforced by a static
		assertion.

		@return pointer to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
		pointer type @a PointerType fits to the JSON value; `nullptr` otherwise

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how pointers to internal values of a
		JSON value can be requested. Note that no type conversions are made and a
		`nullptr` is returned if the value and the requested pointer type does not
		match.,get_ptr}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			PointerType get_ptr() noexcept
		{
			// get the type of the PointerType (remove pointer and const)
			using pointee_t = typename std::remove_const<typename
				std::remove_pointer<typename
				std::remove_const<PointerType>::type>::type>::type;
			// make sure the type matches the allowed types
			static_assert(
				std::is_same<object_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<array_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<string_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<boolean_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_integer_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_unsigned_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_float_t, pointee_t>::value
				, "incompatible pointer type");

			// delegate the call to get_impl_ptr<>()
			return get_impl_ptr(static_cast<PointerType>(nullptr));
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a pointer value (implicit)
		@copydoc get_ptr()
		*/
		template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value and
			std::is_const<typename std::remove_pointer<PointerType>::type>::value, int>::type = 0>
			constexpr const PointerType get_ptr() const noexcept
		{
			// get the type of the PointerType (remove pointer and const)
			using pointee_t = typename std::remove_const<typename
				std::remove_pointer<typename
				std::remove_const<PointerType>::type>::type>::type;
			// make sure the type matches the allowed types
			static_assert(
				std::is_same<object_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<array_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<string_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<boolean_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_integer_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_unsigned_t, pointee_t>::value
				or std::is_same<number_float_t, pointee_t>::value
				, "incompatible pointer type");

			// delegate the call to get_impl_ptr<>() const
			return get_impl_ptr(static_cast<const PointerType>(nullptr));
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a reference value (implicit)

		Implict reference access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies
		are made.

		@warning Writing data to the referee of the result yields an undefined
		state.

		@tparam ReferenceType reference type; must be a reference to @ref array_t,
		@ref object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t, or
		@ref number_float_t. Enforced by static assertion.

		@return reference to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
		reference type @a ReferenceType fits to the JSON value; throws
		std::domain_error otherwise

		@throw std::domain_error in case passed type @a ReferenceType is
		incompatible with the stored JSON value

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example shows several calls to `get_ref()`.,get_ref}

		@since version 1.1.0
		*/
		template<typename ReferenceType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_reference<ReferenceType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			ReferenceType get_ref()
		{
			// delegate call to get_ref_impl
			return get_ref_impl<ReferenceType>(*this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a reference value (implicit)
		@copydoc get_ref()
		*/
		template<typename ReferenceType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_reference<ReferenceType>::value and
			std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<ReferenceType>::type>::value, int>::type = 0>
			ReferenceType get_ref() const
		{
			// delegate call to get_ref_impl
			return get_ref_impl<ReferenceType>(*this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief get a value (implicit)

		Implicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value.
		The call is realized by calling @ref get() const.

		@tparam ValueType non-pointer type compatible to the JSON value, for
		instance `int` for JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or
		`std::vector` types for JSON arrays. The character type of @ref string_t
		as well as an initializer list of this type is excluded to avoid
		ambiguities as these types implicitly convert to `std::string`.

		@return copy of the JSON value, converted to type @a ValueType

		@throw std::domain_error in case passed type @a ValueType is incompatible
		to JSON, thrown by @ref get() const

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value.

		@liveexample{The example below shows several conversions from JSON values
		to other types. There a few things to note: (1) Floating-point numbers can
		be converted to integers\, (2) A JSON array can be converted to a standard
		`std::vector<short>`\, (3) A JSON object can be converted to C++
		associative containers such as `std::unordered_map<std::string\,
		json>`.,operator__ValueType}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template < typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
			not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value and
			not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::value
#ifndef _MSC_VER  // Fix for issue #167 operator<< abiguity under VS2015
			and not std::is_same<ValueType, std::initializer_list<typename string_t::value_type>>::value
#endif
			, int >::type = 0 >
			operator ValueType() const
		{
			// delegate the call to get<>() const
			return get<ValueType>();
		}

		/// @}


		////////////////////
		// element access //
		////////////////////

		/// @name element access
		/// Access to the JSON value.
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief access specified array element with bounds checking

		Returns a reference to the element at specified location @a idx, with
		bounds checking.

		@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at index @a idx

		@throw std::domain_error if the JSON value is not an array; example:
		`"cannot use at() with string"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if the index @a idx is out of range of the array;
		that is, `idx >= size()`; example: `"array index 7 is out of range"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read and
		written using `at()`.,at__size_type}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference at(size_type idx)
		{
			// at only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				try
				{
					return m_value.array->at(idx);
				} catch (std::out_of_range&)
				{
					// create better exception explanation
					throw std::out_of_range("array index " + std::to_string(idx) + " is out of range");
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use at() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified array element with bounds checking

		Returns a const reference to the element at specified location @a idx,
		with bounds checking.

		@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at index @a idx

		@throw std::domain_error if the JSON value is not an array; example:
		`"cannot use at() with string"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if the index @a idx is out of range of the array;
		that is, `idx >= size()`; example: `"array index 7 is out of range"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read using
		`at()`.,at__size_type_const}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reference at(size_type idx) const
		{
			// at only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				try
				{
					return m_value.array->at(idx);
				} catch (std::out_of_range&)
				{
					// create better exception explanation
					throw std::out_of_range("array index " + std::to_string(idx) + " is out of range");
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use at() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element with bounds checking

		Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key, with
		bounds checking.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if the JSON value is not an object; example:
		`"cannot use at() with boolean"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if the key @a key is is not stored in the object;
		that is, `find(key) == end()`; example: `"key "the fast" not found"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
		written using `at()`.,at__object_t_key_type}

		@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
		access by reference
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference at(const typename object_t::key_type& key)
		{
			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				try
				{
					return m_value.object->at(key);
				} catch (std::out_of_range&)
				{
					// create better exception explanation
					throw std::out_of_range("key '" + key + "' not found");
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use at() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element with bounds checking

		Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key,
		with bounds checking.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if the JSON value is not an object; example:
		`"cannot use at() with boolean"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if the key @a key is is not stored in the object;
		that is, `find(key) == end()`; example: `"key "the fast" not found"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
		`at()`.,at__object_t_key_type_const}

		@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
		access by reference
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reference at(const typename object_t::key_type& key) const
		{
			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				try
				{
					return m_value.object->at(key);
				} catch (std::out_of_range&)
				{
					// create better exception explanation
					throw std::out_of_range("key '" + key + "' not found");
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use at() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified array element

		Returns a reference to the element at specified location @a idx.

		@note If @a idx is beyond the range of the array (i.e., `idx >= size()`),
		then the array is silently filled up with `null` values to make `idx` a
		valid reference to the last stored element.

		@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at index @a idx

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an array or null; example:
		`"cannot use operator[] with string"`

		@complexity Constant if @a idx is in the range of the array. Otherwise
		linear in `idx - size()`.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read and
		written using `[]` operator. Note the addition of `null`
		values.,operatorarray__size_type}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference operator[](size_type idx)
		{
			// implicitly convert null value to an empty array
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::array;
				m_value.array = create<array_t>();
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// operator[] only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				// fill up array with null values if given idx is outside range
				if (idx >= m_value.array->size())
				{
					m_value.array->insert(m_value.array->end(),
						idx - m_value.array->size() + 1,
						basic_json());
				}

				return m_value.array->operator[](idx);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified array element

		Returns a const reference to the element at specified location @a idx.

		@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at index @a idx

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an array; example: `"cannot use
		operator[] with null"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read using
		the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__size_type_const}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reference operator[](size_type idx) const
		{
			// const operator[] only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				return m_value.array->operator[](idx);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element

		Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

		@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
		the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
		In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object or null; example:
		`"cannot use operator[] with string"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
		written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference operator[](const typename object_t::key_type& key)
		{
			// implicitly convert null value to an empty object
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::object;
				m_value.object = create<object_t>();
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// operator[] only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				return m_value.object->operator[](key);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief read-only access specified object element

		Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
		bounds checking is performed.

		@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
		undefined.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at key @a key

		@pre The element with key @a key must exist. **This precondition is
		enforced with an assertion.**

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object; example: `"cannot use
		operator[] with null"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
		the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reference operator[](const typename object_t::key_type& key) const
		{
			// const operator[] only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				assert(m_value.object->find(key) != m_value.object->end());
				return m_value.object->find(key)->second;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element

		Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

		@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
		the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
		In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object or null; example:
		`"cannot use operator[] with string"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
		written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename T, std::size_t n>
		reference operator[](T * (&key)[n])
		{
			return operator[](static_cast<const T>(key));
		}

		/*!
		@brief read-only access specified object element

		Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
		bounds checking is performed.

		@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
		undefined.

		@note This function is required for compatibility reasons with Clang.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object; example: `"cannot use
		operator[] with null"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
		the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename T, std::size_t n>
		const_reference operator[](T * (&key)[n]) const
		{
			return operator[](static_cast<const T>(key));
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element

		Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

		@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
		the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
		In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return reference to the element at key @a key

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object or null; example:
		`"cannot use operator[] with string"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
		written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.1.0
		*/
		template<typename T>
		reference operator[](T* key)
		{
			// implicitly convert null to object
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::object;
				m_value = value_t::object;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				return m_value.object->operator[](key);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief read-only access specified object element

		Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
		bounds checking is performed.

		@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
		undefined.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access

		@return const reference to the element at key @a key

		@pre The element with key @a key must exist. **This precondition is
		enforced with an assertion.**

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object; example: `"cannot use
		operator[] with null"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
		the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

		@since version 1.1.0
		*/
		template<typename T>
		const_reference operator[](T* key) const
		{
			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				assert(m_value.object->find(key) != m_value.object->end());
				return m_value.object->find(key)->second;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element with default value

		Returns either a copy of an object's element at the specified key @a key
		or a given default value if no element with key @a key exists.

		The function is basically equivalent to executing
		@code {.cpp}
		try {
		return at(key);
		} catch(std::out_of_range) {
		return default_value;
		}
		@endcode

		@note Unlike @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&), this function
		does not throw if the given key @a key was not found.

		@note Unlike @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type& key), this
		function does not implicitly add an element to the position defined by @a
		key. This function is furthermore also applicable to const objects.

		@param[in] key  key of the element to access
		@param[in] default_value  the value to return if @a key is not found

		@tparam ValueType type compatible to JSON values, for instance `int` for
		JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or `std::vector` types for
		JSON arrays. Note the type of the expected value at @a key and the default
		value @a default_value must be compatible.

		@return copy of the element at key @a key or @a default_value if @a key
		is not found

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object; example: `"cannot use
		value() with null"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be queried
		with a default value.,basic_json__value}

		@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
		with range checking
		@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
		access by reference

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			ValueType value(const typename object_t::key_type& key, ValueType default_value) const
		{
			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				// if key is found, return value and given default value otherwise
				const auto it = find(key);
				if (it != end())
				{
					return *it;
				} else
				{
					return default_value;
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use value() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief overload for a default value of type const char*
		@copydoc basic_json::value(const typename object_t::key_type&, ValueType) const
		*/
		string_t value(const typename object_t::key_type& key, const char* default_value) const
		{
			return value(key, string_t(default_value));
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified object element via JSON Pointer with default value

		Returns either a copy of an object's element at the specified key @a key
		or a given default value if no element with key @a key exists.

		The function is basically equivalent to executing
		@code {.cpp}
		try {
		return at(ptr);
		} catch(std::out_of_range) {
		return default_value;
		}
		@endcode

		@note Unlike @ref at(const json_pointer&), this function does not throw
		if the given key @a key was not found.

		@param[in] ptr  a JSON pointer to the element to access
		@param[in] default_value  the value to return if @a ptr found no value

		@tparam ValueType type compatible to JSON values, for instance `int` for
		JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or `std::vector` types for
		JSON arrays. Note the type of the expected value at @a key and the default
		value @a default_value must be compatible.

		@return copy of the element at key @a key or @a default_value if @a key
		is not found

		@throw std::domain_error if JSON is not an object; example: `"cannot use
		value() with null"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be queried
		with a default value.,basic_json__value_ptr}

		@sa @ref operator[](const json_pointer&) for unchecked access by reference

		@since version 2.0.2
		*/
		template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
			ValueType value(const json_pointer& ptr, ValueType default_value) const
		{
			// at only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				// if pointer resolves a value, return it or use default value
				try
				{
					return ptr.get_checked(this);
				} catch (std::out_of_range&)
				{
					return default_value;
				}
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use value() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief overload for a default value of type const char*
		@copydoc basic_json::value(const json_pointer&, ValueType) const
		*/
		string_t value(const json_pointer& ptr, const char* default_value) const
		{
			return value(ptr, string_t(default_value));
		}

		/*!
		@brief access the first element

		Returns a reference to the first element in the container. For a JSON
		container `c`, the expression `c.front()` is equivalent to `*c.begin()`.

		@return In case of a structured type (array or object), a reference to the
		first element is returned. In case of number, string, or boolean values, a
		reference to the value is returned.

		@complexity Constant.

		@pre The JSON value must not be `null` (would throw `std::out_of_range`)
		or an empty array or object (undefined behavior, **guarded by
		assertions**).
		@post The JSON value remains unchanged.

		@throw std::out_of_range when called on `null` value

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `front()`.,front}

		@sa @ref back() -- access the last element

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference front()
		{
			return *begin();
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::front()
		*/
		const_reference front() const
		{
			return *cbegin();
		}

		/*!
		@brief access the last element

		Returns a reference to the last element in the container. For a JSON
		container `c`, the expression `c.back()` is equivalent to
		@code {.cpp}
		auto tmp = c.end();
		--tmp;
		return *tmp;
		@endcode

		@return In case of a structured type (array or object), a reference to the
		last element is returned. In case of number, string, or boolean values, a
		reference to the value is returned.

		@complexity Constant.

		@pre The JSON value must not be `null` (would throw `std::out_of_range`)
		or an empty array or object (undefined behavior, **guarded by
		assertions**).
		@post The JSON value remains unchanged.

		@throw std::out_of_range when called on `null` value.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `back()`.,back}

		@sa @ref front() -- access the first element

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reference back()
		{
			auto tmp = end();
			--tmp;
			return *tmp;
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::back()
		*/
		const_reference back() const
		{
			auto tmp = cend();
			--tmp;
			return *tmp;
		}

		/*!
		@brief remove element given an iterator

		Removes the element specified by iterator @a pos. The iterator @a pos must
		be valid and dereferenceable. Thus the `end()` iterator (which is valid,
		but is not dereferenceable) cannot be used as a value for @a pos.

		If called on a primitive type other than `null`, the resulting JSON value
		will be `null`.

		@param[in] pos iterator to the element to remove
		@return Iterator following the last removed element. If the iterator @a
		pos refers to the last element, the `end()` iterator is returned.

		@tparam IteratorType an @ref iterator or @ref const_iterator

		@post Invalidates iterators and references at or after the point of the
		erase, including the `end()` iterator.

		@throw std::domain_error if called on a `null` value; example: `"cannot
		use erase() with null"`
		@throw std::domain_error if called on an iterator which does not belong to
		the current JSON value; example: `"iterator does not fit current value"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if called on a primitive type with invalid
		iterator (i.e., any iterator which is not `begin()`); example: `"iterator
		out of range"`

		@complexity The complexity depends on the type:
		- objects: amortized constant
		- arrays: linear in distance between pos and the end of the container
		- strings: linear in the length of the string
		- other types: constant

		@liveexample{The example shows the result of `erase()` for different JSON
		types.,erase__IteratorType}

		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
		the given range
		@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
		from an object at the given key
		@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
		the given index

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
			std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type
			= 0>
			IteratorType erase(IteratorType pos)
		{
			// make sure iterator fits the current value
			if (this != pos.m_object)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterator does not fit current value");
			}

			IteratorType result = end();

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::boolean:
			case value_t::number_float:
			case value_t::number_integer:
			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			case value_t::string:
			{
				if (not pos.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin())
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("iterator out of range");
				}

				if (is_string())
				{
					AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
					alloc.destroy(m_value.string);
					alloc.deallocate(m_value.string, 1);
					m_value.string = nullptr;
				}

				m_type = value_t::null;
				assert_invariant();
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->erase(pos.m_it.object_iterator);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->erase(pos.m_it.array_iterator);
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use erase() with " + type_name());
			}
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief remove elements given an iterator range

		Removes the element specified by the range `[first; last)`. The iterator
		@a first does not need to be dereferenceable if `first == last`: erasing
		an empty range is a no-op.

		If called on a primitive type other than `null`, the resulting JSON value
		will be `null`.

		@param[in] first iterator to the beginning of the range to remove
		@param[in] last iterator past the end of the range to remove
		@return Iterator following the last removed element. If the iterator @a
		second refers to the last element, the `end()` iterator is returned.

		@tparam IteratorType an @ref iterator or @ref const_iterator

		@post Invalidates iterators and references at or after the point of the
		erase, including the `end()` iterator.

		@throw std::domain_error if called on a `null` value; example: `"cannot
		use erase() with null"`
		@throw std::domain_error if called on iterators which does not belong to
		the current JSON value; example: `"iterators do not fit current value"`
		@throw std::out_of_range if called on a primitive type with invalid
		iterators (i.e., if `first != begin()` and `last != end()`); example:
		`"iterators out of range"`

		@complexity The complexity depends on the type:
		- objects: `log(size()) + std::distance(first, last)`
		- arrays: linear in the distance between @a first and @a last, plus linear
		in the distance between @a last and end of the container
		- strings: linear in the length of the string
		- other types: constant

		@liveexample{The example shows the result of `erase()` for different JSON
		types.,erase__IteratorType_IteratorType}

		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
		@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
		from an object at the given key
		@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
		the given index

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
			std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type
			= 0>
			IteratorType erase(IteratorType first, IteratorType last)
		{
			// make sure iterator fits the current value
			if (this != first.m_object or this != last.m_object)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterators do not fit current value");
			}

			IteratorType result = end();

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::boolean:
			case value_t::number_float:
			case value_t::number_integer:
			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			case value_t::string:
			{
				if (not first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin() or not last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end())
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("iterators out of range");
				}

				if (is_string())
				{
					AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
					alloc.destroy(m_value.string);
					alloc.deallocate(m_value.string, 1);
					m_value.string = nullptr;
				}

				m_type = value_t::null;
				assert_invariant();
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->erase(first.m_it.object_iterator,
					last.m_it.object_iterator);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->erase(first.m_it.array_iterator,
					last.m_it.array_iterator);
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use erase() with " + type_name());
			}
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief remove element from a JSON object given a key

		Removes elements from a JSON object with the key value @a key.

		@param[in] key value of the elements to remove

		@return Number of elements removed. If @a ObjectType is the default
		`std::map` type, the return value will always be `0` (@a key was not
		found) or `1` (@a key was found).

		@post References and iterators to the erased elements are invalidated.
		Other references and iterators are not affected.

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON object;
		example: `"cannot use erase() with null"`

		@complexity `log(size()) + count(key)`

		@liveexample{The example shows the effect of `erase()`.,erase__key_type}

		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
		the given range
		@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
		the given index

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		size_type erase(const typename object_t::key_type& key)
		{
			// this erase only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				return m_value.object->erase(key);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use erase() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief remove element from a JSON array given an index

		Removes element from a JSON array at the index @a idx.

		@param[in] idx index of the element to remove

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON array;
		example: `"cannot use erase() with null"`
		@throw std::out_of_range when `idx >= size()`; example: `"array index 17
		is out of range"`

		@complexity Linear in distance between @a idx and the end of the container.

		@liveexample{The example shows the effect of `erase()`.,erase__size_type}

		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
		@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
		the given range
		@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
		from an object at the given key

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void erase(const size_type idx)
		{
			// this erase only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				if (idx >= size())
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("array index " + std::to_string(idx) + " is out of range");
				}

				m_value.array->erase(m_value.array->begin() + static_cast<difference_type>(idx));
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use erase() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// @}


		////////////
		// lookup //
		////////////

		/// @name lookup
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief find an element in a JSON object

		Finds an element in a JSON object with key equivalent to @a key. If the
		element is not found or the JSON value is not an object, end() is
		returned.

		@note This method always returns @ref end() when executed on a JSON type
		that is not an object.

		@param[in] key key value of the element to search for

		@return Iterator to an element with key equivalent to @a key. If no such
		element is found or the JSON value is not an object, past-the-end (see
		@ref end()) iterator is returned.

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `find()` is used.,find__key_type}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator find(typename object_t::key_type key)
		{
			auto result = end();

			if (is_object())
			{
				result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->find(key);
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief find an element in a JSON object
		@copydoc find(typename object_t::key_type)
		*/
		const_iterator find(typename object_t::key_type key) const
		{
			auto result = cend();

			if (is_object())
			{
				result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->find(key);
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns the number of occurrences of a key in a JSON object

		Returns the number of elements with key @a key. If ObjectType is the
		default `std::map` type, the return value will always be `0` (@a key was
		not found) or `1` (@a key was found).

		@note This method always returns `0` when executed on a JSON type that is
		not an object.

		@param[in] key key value of the element to count

		@return Number of elements with key @a key. If the JSON value is not an
		object, the return value will be `0`.

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `count()` is used.,count}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		size_type count(typename object_t::key_type key) const
		{
			// return 0 for all nonobject types
			return is_object() ? m_value.object->count(key) : 0;
		}

		/// @}


		///////////////
		// iterators //
		///////////////

		/// @name iterators
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief returns an iterator to the first element

		Returns an iterator to the first element.

		@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@return iterator to the first element

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `begin()`.,begin}

		@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
		@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator begin() noexcept
		{
			iterator result(this);
			result.set_begin();
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::cbegin()
		*/
		const_iterator begin() const noexcept
		{
			return cbegin();
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns a const iterator to the first element

		Returns a const iterator to the first element.

		@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@return const iterator to the first element

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).begin()`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `cbegin()`.,cbegin}

		@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
		@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_iterator cbegin() const noexcept
		{
			const_iterator result(this);
			result.set_begin();
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns an iterator to one past the last element

		Returns an iterator to one past the last element.

		@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@return iterator one past the last element

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `end()`.,end}

		@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end
		@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator end() noexcept
		{
			iterator result(this);
			result.set_end();
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::cend()
		*/
		const_iterator end() const noexcept
		{
			return cend();
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns a const iterator to one past the last element

		Returns a const iterator to one past the last element.

		@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@return const iterator one past the last element

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).end()`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `cend()`.,cend}

		@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
		@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_iterator cend() const noexcept
		{
			const_iterator result(this);
			result.set_end();
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns an iterator to the reverse-beginning

		Returns an iterator to the reverse-beginning; that is, the last element.

		@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `reverse_iterator(end())`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `rbegin()`.,rbegin}

		@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
		@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reverse_iterator rbegin() noexcept
		{
			return reverse_iterator(end());
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::crbegin()
		*/
		const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const noexcept
		{
			return crbegin();
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns an iterator to the reverse-end

		Returns an iterator to the reverse-end; that is, one before the first
		element.

		@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `reverse_iterator(begin())`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `rend()`.,rend}

		@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end
		@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		reverse_iterator rend() noexcept
		{
			return reverse_iterator(begin());
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc basic_json::crend()
		*/
		const_reverse_iterator rend() const noexcept
		{
			return crend();
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns a const reverse iterator to the last element

		Returns a const iterator to the reverse-beginning; that is, the last
		element.

		@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).rbegin()`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `crbegin()`.,crbegin}

		@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
		@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const noexcept
		{
			return const_reverse_iterator(cend());
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns a const reverse iterator to one before the first

		Returns a const reverse iterator to the reverse-end; that is, one before
		the first element.

		@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

		@complexity Constant.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).rend()`.

		@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `crend()`.,crend}

		@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
		@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
		@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		const_reverse_iterator crend() const noexcept
		{
			return const_reverse_iterator(cbegin());
		}

	private:
		// forward declaration
		template<typename IteratorType> class iteration_proxy;

	public:
		/*!
		@brief wrapper to access iterator member functions in range-based for

		This function allows to access @ref iterator::key() and @ref
		iterator::value() during range-based for loops. In these loops, a
		reference to the JSON values is returned, so there is no access to the
		underlying iterator.

		@note The name of this function is not yet final and may change in the
		future.
		*/
		static iteration_proxy<iterator> iterator_wrapper(reference cont)
		{
			return iteration_proxy<iterator>(cont);
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc iterator_wrapper(reference)
		*/
		static iteration_proxy<const_iterator> iterator_wrapper(const_reference cont)
		{
			return iteration_proxy<const_iterator>(cont);
		}

		/// @}


		//////////////
		// capacity //
		//////////////

		/// @name capacity
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief checks whether the container is empty

		Checks if a JSON value has no elements.

		@return The return value depends on the different types and is
		defined as follows:
		Value type  | return value
		----------- | -------------
		null        | `true`
		boolean     | `false`
		string      | `false`
		number      | `false`
		object      | result of function `object_t::empty()`
		array       | result of function `array_t::empty()`

		@note This function does not return whether a string stored as JSON value
		is empty - it returns whether the JSON container itself is empty which is
		false in the case of a string.

		@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
		the Container concept; that is, their `empty()` functions have constant
		complexity.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `begin() == end()`.

		@liveexample{The following code uses `empty()` to check if a JSON
		object contains any elements.,empty}

		@sa @ref size() -- returns the number of elements

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		bool empty() const noexcept
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::null:
			{
				// null values are empty
				return true;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				// delegate call to array_t::empty()
				return m_value.array->empty();
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				// delegate call to object_t::empty()
				return m_value.object->empty();
			}

			default:
			{
				// all other types are nonempty
				return false;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns the number of elements

		Returns the number of elements in a JSON value.

		@return The return value depends on the different types and is
		defined as follows:
		Value type  | return value
		----------- | -------------
		null        | `0`
		boolean     | `1`
		string      | `1`
		number      | `1`
		object      | result of function object_t::size()
		array       | result of function array_t::size()

		@note This function does not return the length of a string stored as JSON
		value - it returns the number of elements in the JSON value which is 1 in
		the case of a string.

		@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
		the Container concept; that is, their size() functions have constant
		complexity.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of `std::distance(begin(), end())`.

		@liveexample{The following code calls `size()` on the different value
		types.,size}

		@sa @ref empty() -- checks whether the container is empty
		@sa @ref max_size() -- returns the maximal number of elements

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		size_type size() const noexcept
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::null:
			{
				// null values are empty
				return 0;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				// delegate call to array_t::size()
				return m_value.array->size();
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				// delegate call to object_t::size()
				return m_value.object->size();
			}

			default:
			{
				// all other types have size 1
				return 1;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief returns the maximum possible number of elements

		Returns the maximum number of elements a JSON value is able to hold due to
		system or library implementation limitations, i.e. `std::distance(begin(),
		end())` for the JSON value.

		@return The return value depends on the different types and is
		defined as follows:
		Value type  | return value
		----------- | -------------
		null        | `0` (same as `size()`)
		boolean     | `1` (same as `size()`)
		string      | `1` (same as `size()`)
		number      | `1` (same as `size()`)
		object      | result of function `object_t::max_size()`
		array       | result of function `array_t::max_size()`

		@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
		the Container concept; that is, their `max_size()` functions have constant
		complexity.

		@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
		[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
		requirements:
		- The complexity is constant.
		- Has the semantics of returning `b.size()` where `b` is the largest
		possible JSON value.

		@liveexample{The following code calls `max_size()` on the different value
		types. Note the output is implementation specific.,max_size}

		@sa @ref size() -- returns the number of elements

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		size_type max_size() const noexcept
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::array:
			{
				// delegate call to array_t::max_size()
				return m_value.array->max_size();
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				// delegate call to object_t::max_size()
				return m_value.object->max_size();
			}

			default:
			{
				// all other types have max_size() == size()
				return size();
			}
			}
		}

		/// @}


		///////////////
		// modifiers //
		///////////////

		/// @name modifiers
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief clears the contents

		Clears the content of a JSON value and resets it to the default value as
		if @ref basic_json(value_t) would have been called:

		Value type  | initial value
		----------- | -------------
		null        | `null`
		boolean     | `false`
		string      | `""`
		number      | `0`
		object      | `{}`
		array       | `[]`

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the effect of `clear()` to different
		JSON types.,clear}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void clear() noexcept
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				m_value.number_integer = 0;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				m_value.number_unsigned = 0;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				m_value.number_float = 0.0;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				m_value.boolean = false;
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				m_value.string->clear();
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				m_value.array->clear();
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				m_value.object->clear();
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				break;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an array

		Appends the given element @a val to the end of the JSON value. If the
		function is called on a JSON null value, an empty array is created before
		appending @a val.

		@param[in] val the value to add to the JSON array

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON array or
		null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`

		@complexity Amortized constant.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` and `+=` can be used to
		add elements to a JSON array. Note how the `null` value was silently
		converted to a JSON array.,push_back}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void push_back(basic_json&& val)
		{
			// push_back only works for null objects or arrays
			if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name());
			}

			// transform null object into an array
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::array;
				m_value = value_t::array;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// add element to array (move semantics)
			m_value.array->push_back(std::move(val));
			// invalidate object
			val.m_type = value_t::null;
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an array
		@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
		*/
		reference operator+=(basic_json&& val)
		{
			push_back(std::move(val));
			return *this;
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an array
		@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
		*/
		void push_back(const basic_json& val)
		{
			// push_back only works for null objects or arrays
			if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name());
			}

			// transform null object into an array
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::array;
				m_value = value_t::array;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// add element to array
			m_value.array->push_back(val);
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an array
		@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
		*/
		reference operator+=(const basic_json& val)
		{
			push_back(val);
			return *this;
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an object

		Inserts the given element @a val to the JSON object. If the function is
		called on a JSON null value, an empty object is created before inserting
		@a val.

		@param[in] val the value to add to the JSON object

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON object or
		null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).

		@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` and `+=` can be used to
		add elements to a JSON object. Note how the `null` value was silently
		converted to a JSON object.,push_back__object_t__value}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void push_back(const typename object_t::value_type& val)
		{
			// push_back only works for null objects or objects
			if (not(is_null() or is_object()))
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name());
			}

			// transform null object into an object
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::object;
				m_value = value_t::object;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// add element to array
			m_value.object->insert(val);
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an object
		@copydoc push_back(const typename object_t::value_type&)
		*/
		reference operator+=(const typename object_t::value_type& val)
		{
			push_back(val);
			return *this;
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an object

		This function allows to use `push_back` with an initializer list. In case

		1. the current value is an object,
		2. the initializer list @a init contains only two elements, and
		3. the first element of @a init is a string,

		@a init is converted into an object element and added using
		@ref push_back(const typename object_t::value_type&). Otherwise, @a init
		is converted to a JSON value and added using @ref push_back(basic_json&&).

		@param init  an initializer list

		@complexity Linear in the size of the initializer list @a init.

		@note This function is required to resolve an ambiguous overload error,
		because pairs like `{"key", "value"}` can be both interpreted as
		`object_t::value_type` or `std::initializer_list<basic_json>`, see
		https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/235 for more information.

		@liveexample{The example shows how initializer lists are treated as
		objects when possible.,push_back__initializer_list}
		*/
		void push_back(std::initializer_list<basic_json> init)
		{
			if (is_object() and init.size() == 2 and init.begin()->is_string())
			{
				const string_t key = *init.begin();
				push_back(typename object_t::value_type(key, *(init.begin() + 1)));
			} else
			{
				push_back(basic_json(init));
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an object
		@copydoc push_back(std::initializer_list<basic_json>)
		*/
		reference operator+=(std::initializer_list<basic_json> init)
		{
			push_back(init);
			return *this;
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an array

		Creates a JSON value from the passed parameters @a args to the end of the
		JSON value. If the function is called on a JSON null value, an empty array
		is created before appending the value created from @a args.

		@param[in] args arguments to forward to a constructor of @ref basic_json
		@tparam Args compatible types to create a @ref basic_json object

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON array or
		null; example: `"cannot use emplace_back() with number"`

		@complexity Amortized constant.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` can be used to add
		elements to a JSON array. Note how the `null` value was silently converted
		to a JSON array.,emplace_back}

		@since version 2.0.8
		*/
		template<class... Args>
		void emplace_back(Args&& ... args)
		{
			// emplace_back only works for null objects or arrays
			if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use emplace_back() with " + type_name());
			}

			// transform null object into an array
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::array;
				m_value = value_t::array;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// add element to array (perfect forwarding)
			m_value.array->emplace_back(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
		}

		/*!
		@brief add an object to an object if key does not exist

		Inserts a new element into a JSON object constructed in-place with the given
		@a args if there is no element with the key in the container. If the
		function is called on a JSON null value, an empty object is created before
		appending the value created from @a args.

		@param[in] args arguments to forward to a constructor of @ref basic_json
		@tparam Args compatible types to create a @ref basic_json object

		@return a pair consisting of an iterator to the inserted element, or the
		already-existing element if no insertion happened, and a bool
		denoting whether the insertion took place.

		@throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON object or
		null; example: `"cannot use emplace() with number"`

		@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).

		@liveexample{The example shows how `emplace()` can be used to add elements
		to a JSON object. Note how the `null` value was silently converted to a
		JSON object. Further note how no value is added if there was already one
		value stored with the same key.,emplace}

		@since version 2.0.8
		*/
		template<class... Args>
		std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(Args&& ... args)
		{
			// emplace only works for null objects or arrays
			if (not(is_null() or is_object()))
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use emplace() with " + type_name());
			}

			// transform null object into an object
			if (is_null())
			{
				m_type = value_t::object;
				m_value = value_t::object;
				assert_invariant();
			}

			// add element to array (perfect forwarding)
			auto res = m_value.object->emplace(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
			// create result iterator and set iterator to the result of emplace
			auto it = begin();
			it.m_it.object_iterator = res.first;

			// return pair of iterator and boolean
			return{ it, res.second };
		}

		/*!
		@brief inserts element

		Inserts element @a val before iterator @a pos.

		@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
		the end() iterator
		@param[in] val element to insert
		@return iterator pointing to the inserted @a val.

		@throw std::domain_error if called on JSON values other than arrays;
		example: `"cannot use insert() with string"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a pos is not an iterator of *this; example:
		`"iterator does not fit current value"`

		@complexity Constant plus linear in the distance between pos and end of the
		container.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator insert(const_iterator pos, const basic_json& val)
		{
			// insert only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
				if (pos.m_object != this)
				{
					throw std::domain_error("iterator does not fit current value");
				}

				// insert to array and return iterator
				iterator result(this);
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert(pos.m_it.array_iterator, val);
				return result;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use insert() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief inserts element
		@copydoc insert(const_iterator, const basic_json&)
		*/
		iterator insert(const_iterator pos, basic_json&& val)
		{
			return insert(pos, val);
		}

		/*!
		@brief inserts elements

		Inserts @a cnt copies of @a val before iterator @a pos.

		@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
		the end() iterator
		@param[in] cnt number of copies of @a val to insert
		@param[in] val element to insert
		@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
		`cnt==0`

		@throw std::domain_error if called on JSON values other than arrays;
		example: `"cannot use insert() with string"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a pos is not an iterator of *this; example:
		`"iterator does not fit current value"`

		@complexity Linear in @a cnt plus linear in the distance between @a pos
		and end of the container.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__count}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator insert(const_iterator pos, size_type cnt, const basic_json& val)
		{
			// insert only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
				if (pos.m_object != this)
				{
					throw std::domain_error("iterator does not fit current value");
				}

				// insert to array and return iterator
				iterator result(this);
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert(pos.m_it.array_iterator, cnt, val);
				return result;
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use insert() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief inserts elements

		Inserts elements from range `[first, last)` before iterator @a pos.

		@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
		the end() iterator
		@param[in] first begin of the range of elements to insert
		@param[in] last end of the range of elements to insert

		@throw std::domain_error if called on JSON values other than arrays;
		example: `"cannot use insert() with string"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a pos is not an iterator of *this; example:
		`"iterator does not fit current value"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a first and @a last do not belong to the same
		JSON value; example: `"iterators do not fit"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a first or @a last are iterators into
		container for which insert is called; example: `"passed iterators may not
		belong to container"`

		@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
		`first==last`

		@complexity Linear in `std::distance(first, last)` plus linear in the
		distance between @a pos and end of the container.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__range}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator insert(const_iterator pos, const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
		{
			// insert only works for arrays
			if (not is_array())
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use insert() with " + type_name());
			}

			// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
			if (pos.m_object != this)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterator does not fit current value");
			}

			// check if range iterators belong to the same JSON object
			if (first.m_object != last.m_object)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterators do not fit");
			}

			if (first.m_object == this or last.m_object == this)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("passed iterators may not belong to container");
			}

			// insert to array and return iterator
			iterator result(this);
			result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert(
				pos.m_it.array_iterator,
				first.m_it.array_iterator,
				last.m_it.array_iterator);
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief inserts elements

		Inserts elements from initializer list @a ilist before iterator @a pos.

		@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
		the end() iterator
		@param[in] ilist initializer list to insert the values from

		@throw std::domain_error if called on JSON values other than arrays;
		example: `"cannot use insert() with string"`
		@throw std::domain_error if @a pos is not an iterator of *this; example:
		`"iterator does not fit current value"`

		@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
		`ilist` is empty

		@complexity Linear in `ilist.size()` plus linear in the distance between
		@a pos and end of the container.

		@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__ilist}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		iterator insert(const_iterator pos, std::initializer_list<basic_json> ilist)
		{
			// insert only works for arrays
			if (not is_array())
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use insert() with " + type_name());
			}

			// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
			if (pos.m_object != this)
			{
				throw std::domain_error("iterator does not fit current value");
			}

			// insert to array and return iterator
			iterator result(this);
			result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert(pos.m_it.array_iterator, ilist);
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief exchanges the values

		Exchanges the contents of the JSON value with those of @a other. Does not
		invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
		iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
		invalidated.

		@param[in,out] other JSON value to exchange the contents with

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how JSON values can be swapped with
		`swap()`.,swap__reference}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void swap(reference other) noexcept (
			std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<value_t>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<value_t>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<json_value>::value and
			std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<json_value>::value
			)
		{
			std::swap(m_type, other.m_type);
			std::swap(m_value, other.m_value);
			assert_invariant();
		}

		/*!
		@brief exchanges the values

		Exchanges the contents of a JSON array with those of @a other. Does not
		invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
		iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
		invalidated.

		@param[in,out] other array to exchange the contents with

		@throw std::domain_error when JSON value is not an array; example: `"cannot
		use swap() with string"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how arrays can be swapped with
		`swap()`.,swap__array_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void swap(array_t& other)
		{
			// swap only works for arrays
			if (is_array())
			{
				std::swap(*(m_value.array), other);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use swap() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief exchanges the values

		Exchanges the contents of a JSON object with those of @a other. Does not
		invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
		iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
		invalidated.

		@param[in,out] other object to exchange the contents with

		@throw std::domain_error when JSON value is not an object; example:
		`"cannot use swap() with string"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how objects can be swapped with
		`swap()`.,swap__object_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void swap(object_t& other)
		{
			// swap only works for objects
			if (is_object())
			{
				std::swap(*(m_value.object), other);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use swap() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief exchanges the values

		Exchanges the contents of a JSON string with those of @a other. Does not
		invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
		iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
		invalidated.

		@param[in,out] other string to exchange the contents with

		@throw std::domain_error when JSON value is not a string; example: `"cannot
		use swap() with boolean"`

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how strings can be swapped with
		`swap()`.,swap__string_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		void swap(string_t& other)
		{
			// swap only works for strings
			if (is_string())
			{
				std::swap(*(m_value.string), other);
			} else
			{
				throw std::domain_error("cannot use swap() with " + type_name());
			}
		}

		/// @}


		//////////////////////////////////////////
		// lexicographical comparison operators //
		//////////////////////////////////////////

		/// @name lexicographical comparison operators
		/// @{

	private:
		/*!
		@brief comparison operator for JSON types

		Returns an ordering that is similar to Python:
		- order: null < boolean < number < object < array < string
		- furthermore, each type is not smaller than itself

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator<(const value_t lhs, const value_t rhs) noexcept
		{
			static constexpr std::array<uint8_t, 8> order = { {
					0, // null
					3, // object
					4, // array
					5, // string
					1, // boolean
					2, // integer
					2, // unsigned
					2, // float
				}
			};

			// discarded values are not comparable
			if (lhs == value_t::discarded or rhs == value_t::discarded)
			{
				return false;
			}

			return order[static_cast<std::size_t>(lhs)] < order[static_cast<std::size_t>(rhs)];
		}

	public:
		/*!
		@brief comparison: equal

		Compares two JSON values for equality according to the following rules:
		- Two JSON values are equal if (1) they are from the same type and (2)
		their stored values are the same.
		- Integer and floating-point numbers are automatically converted before
		comparison. Floating-point numbers are compared indirectly: two
		floating-point numbers `f1` and `f2` are considered equal if neither
		`f1 > f2` nor `f2 > f1` holds.
		- Two JSON null values are equal.

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether the values @a lhs and @a rhs are equal

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__equal}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator==(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			const auto lhs_type = lhs.type();
			const auto rhs_type = rhs.type();

			if (lhs_type == rhs_type)
			{
				switch (lhs_type)
				{
				case value_t::array:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.array == *rhs.m_value.array;
				}
				case value_t::object:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.object == *rhs.m_value.object;
				}
				case value_t::null:
				{
					return true;
				}
				case value_t::string:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.string == *rhs.m_value.string;
				}
				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.boolean == rhs.m_value.boolean;
				}
				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_integer == rhs.m_value.number_integer;
				}
				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_unsigned == rhs.m_value.number_unsigned;
				}
				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_float == rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				default:
				{
					return false;
				}
				}
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_float)
			{
				return static_cast<number_float_t>(lhs.m_value.number_integer) == rhs.m_value.number_float;
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_float == static_cast<number_float_t>(rhs.m_value.number_integer);
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_float)
			{
				return static_cast<number_float_t>(lhs.m_value.number_unsigned) == rhs.m_value.number_float;
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_float == static_cast<number_float_t>(rhs.m_value.number_unsigned);
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer)
			{
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(lhs.m_value.number_unsigned) == rhs.m_value.number_integer;
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_integer == static_cast<number_integer_t>(rhs.m_value.number_unsigned);
			}

			return false;
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: equal

		The functions compares the given JSON value against a null pointer. As the
		null pointer can be used to initialize a JSON value to null, a comparison
		of JSON value @a v with a null pointer should be equivalent to call
		`v.is_null()`.

		@param[in] v  JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a v is null

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example compares several JSON types to the null pointer.
		,operator__equal__nullptr_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator==(const_reference v, std::nullptr_t) noexcept
		{
			return v.is_null();
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: equal
		@copydoc operator==(const_reference, std::nullptr_t)
		*/
		friend bool operator==(std::nullptr_t, const_reference v) noexcept
		{
			return v.is_null();
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: not equal

		Compares two JSON values for inequality by calculating `not (lhs == rhs)`.

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether the values @a lhs and @a rhs are not equal

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__notequal}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator!=(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			return not (lhs == rhs);
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: not equal

		The functions compares the given JSON value against a null pointer. As the
		null pointer can be used to initialize a JSON value to null, a comparison
		of JSON value @a v with a null pointer should be equivalent to call
		`not v.is_null()`.

		@param[in] v  JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a v is not null

		@complexity Constant.

		@liveexample{The example compares several JSON types to the null pointer.
		,operator__notequal__nullptr_t}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator!=(const_reference v, std::nullptr_t) noexcept
		{
			return not v.is_null();
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: not equal
		@copydoc operator!=(const_reference, std::nullptr_t)
		*/
		friend bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t, const_reference v) noexcept
		{
			return not v.is_null();
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: less than

		Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is less than another JSON value @a
		rhs according to the following rules:
		- If @a lhs and @a rhs have the same type, the values are compared using
		the default `<` operator.
		- Integer and floating-point numbers are automatically converted before
		comparison
		- In case @a lhs and @a rhs have different types, the values are ignored
		and the order of the types is considered, see
		@ref operator<(const value_t, const value_t).

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a lhs is less than @a rhs

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__less}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator<(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			const auto lhs_type = lhs.type();
			const auto rhs_type = rhs.type();

			if (lhs_type == rhs_type)
			{
				switch (lhs_type)
				{
				case value_t::array:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.array < *rhs.m_value.array;
				}
				case value_t::object:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.object < *rhs.m_value.object;
				}
				case value_t::null:
				{
					return false;
				}
				case value_t::string:
				{
					return *lhs.m_value.string < *rhs.m_value.string;
				}
				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.boolean < rhs.m_value.boolean;
				}
				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_integer < rhs.m_value.number_integer;
				}
				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_unsigned < rhs.m_value.number_unsigned;
				}
				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					return lhs.m_value.number_float < rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				default:
				{
					return false;
				}
				}
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_float)
			{
				return static_cast<number_float_t>(lhs.m_value.number_integer) < rhs.m_value.number_float;
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_float < static_cast<number_float_t>(rhs.m_value.number_integer);
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_float)
			{
				return static_cast<number_float_t>(lhs.m_value.number_unsigned) < rhs.m_value.number_float;
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_float < static_cast<number_float_t>(rhs.m_value.number_unsigned);
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned)
			{
				return lhs.m_value.number_integer < static_cast<number_integer_t>(rhs.m_value.number_unsigned);
			} else if (lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer)
			{
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(lhs.m_value.number_unsigned) < rhs.m_value.number_integer;
			}

			// We only reach this line if we cannot compare values. In that case,
			// we compare types. Note we have to call the operator explicitly,
			// because MSVC has problems otherwise.
			return operator<(lhs_type, rhs_type);
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: less than or equal

		Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is less than or equal to another
		JSON value by calculating `not (rhs < lhs)`.

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a lhs is less than or equal to @a rhs

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__greater}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator<=(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			return not (rhs < lhs);
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: greater than

		Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is greater than another
		JSON value by calculating `not (lhs <= rhs)`.

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a lhs is greater than to @a rhs

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__lessequal}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator>(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			return not (lhs <= rhs);
		}

		/*!
		@brief comparison: greater than or equal

		Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is greater than or equal to another
		JSON value by calculating `not (lhs < rhs)`.

		@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
		@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
		@return whether @a lhs is greater than or equal to @a rhs

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
		types.,operator__greaterequal}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend bool operator>=(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept
		{
			return not (lhs < rhs);
		}

		/// @}


		///////////////////
		// serialization //
		///////////////////

		/// @name serialization
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief serialize to stream

		Serialize the given JSON value @a j to the output stream @a o. The JSON
		value will be serialized using the @ref dump member function. The
		indentation of the output can be controlled with the member variable
		`width` of the output stream @a o. For instance, using the manipulator
		`std::setw(4)` on @a o sets the indentation level to `4` and the
		serialization result is the same as calling `dump(4)`.

		@note During serializaion, the locale and the precision of the output
		stream @a o are changed. The original values are restored when the
		function returns.

		@param[in,out] o  stream to serialize to
		@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize

		@return the stream @a o

		@complexity Linear.

		@liveexample{The example below shows the serialization with different
		parameters to `width` to adjust the indentation level.,operator_serialize}

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const basic_json& j)
		{
			// read width member and use it as indentation parameter if nonzero
			const bool pretty_print = (o.width() > 0);
			const auto indentation = (pretty_print ? o.width() : 0);

			// reset width to 0 for subsequent calls to this stream
			o.width(0);

			// fix locale problems
			const auto old_locale = o.imbue(std::locale::classic());
			// set precision

			// 6, 15 or 16 digits of precision allows round-trip IEEE 754
			// string->float->string, string->double->string or string->long
			// double->string; to be safe, we read this value from
			// std::numeric_limits<number_float_t>::digits10
			const auto old_precision = o.precision(std::numeric_limits<double>::digits10);

			// do the actual serialization
			j.dump(o, pretty_print, static_cast<unsigned int>(indentation));

			// reset locale and precision
			o.imbue(old_locale);
			o.precision(old_precision);
			return o;
		}

		/*!
		@brief serialize to stream
		@copydoc operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
		*/
		friend std::ostream& operator >> (const basic_json& j, std::ostream& o)
		{
			return o << j;
		}

		/// @}


		/////////////////////
		// deserialization //
		/////////////////////

		/// @name deserialization
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from an array

		This function reads from an array of 1-byte values.

		@pre Each element of the container has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
		precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
		with a static assertion.**

		@param[in] array  array to read from
		@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@return result of the deserialization

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
		from an array.,parse__array__parser_callback_t}

		@since version 2.0.3
		*/
		template<class T, std::size_t N>
		static basic_json parse(T(&array)[N],
			const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			// delegate the call to the iterator-range parse overload
			return parse(std::begin(array), std::end(array), cb);
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from string literal

		@tparam CharT character/literal type with size of 1 byte
		@param[in] s  string literal to read a serialized JSON value from
		@param[in] cb a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@return result of the deserialization

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.
		@note String containers like `std::string` or @ref string_t can be parsed
		with @ref parse(const ContiguousContainer&, const parser_callback_t)

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function with
		and without callback function.,parse__string__parser_callback_t}

		@sa @ref parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t) for a version that
		reads from an input stream

		@since version 1.0.0 (originally for @ref string_t)
		*/
		template<typename CharT, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_pointer<CharT>::value and
			std::is_integral<typename std::remove_pointer<CharT>::type>::value and
			sizeof(typename std::remove_pointer<CharT>::type) == 1, int>::type = 0>
			static basic_json parse(const CharT s,
				const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			return parser(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), cb).parse();
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from stream

		@param[in,out] i  stream to read a serialized JSON value from
		@param[in] cb a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@return result of the deserialization

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function with
		and without callback function.,parse__istream__parser_callback_t}

		@sa @ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t) for a version
		that reads from a string

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		static basic_json parse(std::istream& i,
			const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			return parser(i, cb).parse();
		}

		/*!
		@copydoc parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t)
		*/
		static basic_json parse(std::istream&& i,
			const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			return parser(i, cb).parse();
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from an iterator range with contiguous storage

		This function reads from an iterator range of a container with contiguous
		storage of 1-byte values. Compatible container types include
		`std::vector`, `std::string`, `std::array`, `std::valarray`, and
		`std::initializer_list`. Furthermore, C-style arrays can be used with
		`std::begin()`/`std::end()`. User-defined containers can be used as long
		as they implement random-access iterators and a contiguous storage.

		@pre The iterator range is contiguous. Violating this precondition yields
		undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced with an assertion.**
		@pre Each element in the range has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
		precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
		with a static assertion.**

		@warning There is no way to enforce all preconditions at compile-time. If
		the function is called with noncompliant iterators and with
		assertions switched off, the behavior is undefined and will most
		likely yield segmentation violation.

		@tparam IteratorType iterator of container with contiguous storage
		@param[in] first  begin of the range to parse (included)
		@param[in] last  end of the range to parse (excluded)
		@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@return result of the deserialization

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
		from an iterator range.,parse__iteratortype__parser_callback_t}

		@since version 2.0.3
		*/
		template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
			std::is_base_of<
			std::random_access_iterator_tag,
			typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category>::value, int>::type = 0>
			static basic_json parse(IteratorType first, IteratorType last,
				const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			// assertion to check that the iterator range is indeed contiguous,
			// see http://stackoverflow.com/a/35008842/266378 for more discussion
			assert(std::accumulate(first, last, std::make_pair<bool, int>(true, 0),
				[&first](std::pair<bool, int> res, decltype(*first) val)
			{
				res.first &= (val == *(std::next(std::addressof(*first), res.second++)));
				return res;
			}).first);

			// assertion to check that each element is 1 byte long
			static_assert(sizeof(typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::value_type) == 1,
				"each element in the iterator range must have the size of 1 byte");

			// if iterator range is empty, create a parser with an empty string
			// to generate "unexpected EOF" error message
			if (std::distance(first, last) <= 0)
			{
				return parser("").parse();
			}

			return parser(first, last, cb).parse();
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from a container with contiguous storage

		This function reads from a container with contiguous storage of 1-byte
		values. Compatible container types include `std::vector`, `std::string`,
		`std::array`, and `std::initializer_list`. User-defined containers can be
		used as long as they implement random-access iterators and a contiguous
		storage.

		@pre The container storage is contiguous. Violating this precondition
		yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced with an
		assertion.**
		@pre Each element of the container has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
		precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
		with a static assertion.**

		@warning There is no way to enforce all preconditions at compile-time. If
		the function is called with a noncompliant container and with
		assertions switched off, the behavior is undefined and will most
		likely yield segmentation violation.

		@tparam ContiguousContainer container type with contiguous storage
		@param[in] c  container to read from
		@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
		which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
		(optional)

		@return result of the deserialization

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
		@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
		from a contiguous container.,parse__contiguouscontainer__parser_callback_t}

		@since version 2.0.3
		*/
		template<class ContiguousContainer, typename std::enable_if<
			not std::is_pointer<ContiguousContainer>::value and
			std::is_base_of<
			std::random_access_iterator_tag,
			typename std::iterator_traits<decltype(std::begin(std::declval<ContiguousContainer const>()))>::iterator_category>::value
			, int>::type = 0>
			static basic_json parse(const ContiguousContainer& c,
				const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
		{
			// delegate the call to the iterator-range parse overload
			return parse(std::begin(c), std::end(c), cb);
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from stream

		Deserializes an input stream to a JSON value.

		@param[in,out] i  input stream to read a serialized JSON value from
		@param[in,out] j  JSON value to write the deserialized input to

		@throw std::invalid_argument in case of parse errors

		@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
		LL(1) parser.

		@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

		@liveexample{The example below shows how a JSON value is constructed by
		reading a serialization from a stream.,operator_deserialize}

		@sa parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t) for a variant with a
		parser callback function to filter values while parsing

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		friend std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)
		{
			j = parser(i).parse();
			return i;
		}

		/*!
		@brief deserialize from stream
		@copydoc operator<<(basic_json&, std::istream&)
		*/
		friend std::istream& operator >> (std::istream& i, basic_json& j)
		{
			j = parser(i).parse();
			return i;
		}

		/// @}

		//////////////////////////////////////////
		// binary serialization/deserialization //
		//////////////////////////////////////////

		/// @name binary serialization/deserialization support
		/// @{

	private:
		template<typename T>
		static void add_to_vector(std::vector<uint8_t>& vec, size_t bytes, const T number)
		{
			assert(bytes == 1 or bytes == 2 or bytes == 4 or bytes == 8);

			switch (bytes)
			{
			case 8:
			{
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 070) & 0xff));
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 060) & 0xff));
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 050) & 0xff));
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 040) & 0xff));
				// intentional fall-through
			}

			case 4:
			{
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 030) & 0xff));
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 020) & 0xff));
				// intentional fall-through
			}

			case 2:
			{
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((number >> 010) & 0xff));
				// intentional fall-through
			}

			case 1:
			{
				vec.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(number & 0xff));
				break;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief take sufficient bytes from a vector to fill an integer variable

		In the context of binary serialization formats, we need to read several
		bytes from a byte vector and combine them to multi-byte integral data
		types.

		@param[in] vec  byte vector to read from
		@param[in] current_index  the position in the vector after which to read

		@return the next sizeof(T) bytes from @a vec, in reverse order as T

		@tparam T the integral return type

		@throw std::out_of_range if there are less than sizeof(T)+1 bytes in the
		vector @a vec to read

		In the for loop, the bytes from the vector are copied in reverse order into
		the return value. In the figures below, let sizeof(T)=4 and `i` be the loop
		variable.

		Precondition:

		vec:   |   |   | a | b | c | d |      T: |   |   |   |   |
		^               ^             ^                ^
		current_index         i            ptr        sizeof(T)

		Postcondition:

		vec:   |   |   | a | b | c | d |      T: | d | c | b | a |
		^   ^                                     ^
		|   i                                    ptr
		current_index

		@sa Code adapted from <http://stackoverflow.com/a/41031865/266378>.
		*/
		template<typename T>
		static T get_from_vector(const std::vector<uint8_t>& vec, const size_t current_index)
		{
			if (current_index + sizeof(T) + 1 > vec.size())
			{
				throw std::out_of_range("cannot read " + std::to_string(sizeof(T)) + " bytes from vector");
			}

			T result;
			uint8_t* ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&result);
			for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(T); ++i)
			{
				*ptr++ = vec[current_index + sizeof(T) - i];
			}
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

		This is a straightforward implementation of the MessagePack specification.

		@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
		@param[in,out] v  byte vector to write the serialization to

		@sa https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
		*/
		static void to_msgpack_internal(const basic_json& j, std::vector<uint8_t>& v)
		{
			switch (j.type())
			{
			case value_t::null:
			{
				// nil
				v.push_back(0xc0);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				// true and false
				v.push_back(j.m_value.boolean ? 0xc3 : 0xc2);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				if (j.m_value.number_integer >= 0)
				{
					// MessagePack does not differentiate between positive
					// signed integers and unsigned integers. Therefore, we used
					// the code from the value_t::number_unsigned case here.
					if (j.m_value.number_unsigned < 128)
					{
						// positive fixnum
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT8_MAX)
					{
						// uint 8
						v.push_back(0xcc);
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT16_MAX)
					{
						// uint 16
						v.push_back(0xcd);
						add_to_vector(v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT32_MAX)
					{
						// uint 32
						v.push_back(0xce);
						add_to_vector(v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT64_MAX)
					{
						// uint 64
						v.push_back(0xcf);
						add_to_vector(v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
					}
				} else
				{
					if (j.m_value.number_integer >= -32)
					{
						// negative fixnum
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer >= INT8_MIN and j.m_value.number_integer <= INT8_MAX)
					{
						// int 8
						v.push_back(0xd0);
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer >= INT16_MIN and j.m_value.number_integer <= INT16_MAX)
					{
						// int 16
						v.push_back(0xd1);
						add_to_vector(v, 2, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer >= INT32_MIN and j.m_value.number_integer <= INT32_MAX)
					{
						// int 32
						v.push_back(0xd2);
						add_to_vector(v, 4, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer >= INT64_MIN and j.m_value.number_integer <= INT64_MAX)
					{
						// int 64
						v.push_back(0xd3);
						add_to_vector(v, 8, j.m_value.number_integer);
					}
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				if (j.m_value.number_unsigned < 128)
				{
					// positive fixnum
					add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT8_MAX)
				{
					// uint 8
					v.push_back(0xcc);
					add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT16_MAX)
				{
					// uint 16
					v.push_back(0xcd);
					add_to_vector(v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT32_MAX)
				{
					// uint 32
					v.push_back(0xce);
					add_to_vector(v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= UINT64_MAX)
				{
					// uint 64
					v.push_back(0xcf);
					add_to_vector(v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				// float 64
				v.push_back(0xcb);
				const uint8_t* helper = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&(j.m_value.number_float));
				for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
				{
					v.push_back(helper[7 - i]);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.string->size();
				if (N <= 31)
				{
					// fixstr
					v.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0xa0 | N));
				} else if (N <= 255)
				{
					// str 8
					v.push_back(0xd9);
					add_to_vector(v, 1, N);
				} else if (N <= 65535)
				{
					// str 16
					v.push_back(0xda);
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);
				} else if (N <= 4294967295)
				{
					// str 32
					v.push_back(0xdb);
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);
				}

				// append string
				std::copy(j.m_value.string->begin(), j.m_value.string->end(),
					std::back_inserter(v));
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.array->size();
				if (N <= 15)
				{
					// fixarray
					v.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x90 | N));
				} else if (N <= 0xffff)
				{
					// array 16
					v.push_back(0xdc);
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);
				} else if (N <= 0xffffffff)
				{
					// array 32
					v.push_back(0xdd);
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);
				}

				// append each element
				for (const auto& el : *j.m_value.array)
				{
					to_msgpack_internal(el, v);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.object->size();
				if (N <= 15)
				{
					// fixmap
					v.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | (N & 0xf)));
				} else if (N <= 65535)
				{
					// map 16
					v.push_back(0xde);
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);
				} else if (N <= 4294967295)
				{
					// map 32
					v.push_back(0xdf);
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);
				}

				// append each element
				for (const auto& el : *j.m_value.object)
				{
					to_msgpack_internal(el.first, v);
					to_msgpack_internal(el.second, v);
				}
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				break;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a CBOR serialization of a given JSON value

		This is a straightforward implementation of the CBOR specification.

		@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
		@param[in,out] v  byte vector to write the serialization to

		@sa https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049
		*/
		static void to_cbor_internal(const basic_json& j, std::vector<uint8_t>& v)
		{
			switch (j.type())
			{
			case value_t::null:
			{
				v.push_back(0xf6);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				v.push_back(j.m_value.boolean ? 0xf5 : 0xf4);
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				if (j.m_value.number_integer >= 0)
				{
					// CBOR does not differentiate between positive signed
					// integers and unsigned integers. Therefore, we used the
					// code from the value_t::number_unsigned case here.
					if (j.m_value.number_integer <= 0x17)
					{
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer <= UINT8_MAX)
					{
						v.push_back(0x18);
						// one-byte uint8_t
						add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer <= UINT16_MAX)
					{
						v.push_back(0x19);
						// two-byte uint16_t
						add_to_vector(v, 2, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else if (j.m_value.number_integer <= UINT32_MAX)
					{
						v.push_back(0x1a);
						// four-byte uint32_t
						add_to_vector(v, 4, j.m_value.number_integer);
					} else
					{
						v.push_back(0x1b);
						// eight-byte uint64_t
						add_to_vector(v, 8, j.m_value.number_integer);
					}
				} else
				{
					// The conversions below encode the sign in the first byte,
					// and the value is converted to a positive number.
					const auto positive_number = -1 - j.m_value.number_integer;
					if (j.m_value.number_integer >= -24)
					{
						v.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x20 + positive_number));
					} else if (positive_number <= UINT8_MAX)
					{
						// int 8
						v.push_back(0x38);
						add_to_vector(v, 1, positive_number);
					} else if (positive_number <= UINT16_MAX)
					{
						// int 16
						v.push_back(0x39);
						add_to_vector(v, 2, positive_number);
					} else if (positive_number <= UINT32_MAX)
					{
						// int 32
						v.push_back(0x3a);
						add_to_vector(v, 4, positive_number);
					} else
					{
						// int 64
						v.push_back(0x3b);
						add_to_vector(v, 8, positive_number);
					}
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0x17)
				{
					v.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(j.m_value.number_unsigned));
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x18);
					// one-byte uint8_t
					add_to_vector(v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x19);
					// two-byte uint16_t
					add_to_vector(v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x1a);
					// four-byte uint32_t
					add_to_vector(v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				} else if (j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffffffffffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x1b);
					// eight-byte uint64_t
					add_to_vector(v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				// Double-Precision Float
				v.push_back(0xfb);
				const uint8_t* helper = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&(j.m_value.number_float));
				for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
				{
					v.push_back(helper[7 - i]);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.string->size();
				if (N <= 0x17)
				{
					v.push_back(0x60 + N);  // 1 byte for string + size
				} else if (N <= 0xff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x78);  // one-byte uint8_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 1, N);
				} else if (N <= 0xffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x79);  // two-byte uint16_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);
				} else if (N <= 0xffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x7a); // four-byte uint32_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_START
				else if (N <= 0xffffffffffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x7b);  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 8, N);
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

				// append string
				std::copy(j.m_value.string->begin(), j.m_value.string->end(),
					std::back_inserter(v));
				break;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.array->size();
				if (N <= 0x17)
				{
					v.push_back(0x80 + N);  // 1 byte for array + size
				} else if (N <= 0xff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x98);  // one-byte uint8_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 1, N);
				} else if (N <= 0xffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x99);  // two-byte uint16_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);
				} else if (N <= 0xffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x9a);  // four-byte uint32_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_START
				else if (N <= 0xffffffffffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0x9b);  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
					add_to_vector(v, 8, N);
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

				// append each element
				for (const auto& el : *j.m_value.array)
				{
					to_cbor_internal(el, v);
				}
				break;
			}

			case value_t::object:
			{
				const auto N = j.m_value.object->size();
				if (N <= 0x17)
				{
					v.push_back(0xa0 + N);  // 1 byte for object + size
				} else if (N <= 0xff)
				{
					v.push_back(0xb8);
					add_to_vector(v, 1, N);  // one-byte uint8_t for N
				} else if (N <= 0xffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0xb9);
					add_to_vector(v, 2, N);  // two-byte uint16_t for N
				} else if (N <= 0xffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0xba);
					add_to_vector(v, 4, N);  // four-byte uint32_t for N
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_START
				else if (N <= 0xffffffffffffffff)
				{
					v.push_back(0xbb);
					add_to_vector(v, 8, N);  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
				}
				// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

				// append each element
				for (const auto& el : *j.m_value.object)
				{
					to_cbor_internal(el.first, v);
					to_cbor_internal(el.second, v);
				}
				break;
			}

			default:
			{
				break;
			}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a JSON value from a given MessagePack vector

		@param[in] v  MessagePack serialization
		@param[in] idx  byte index to start reading from @a v

		@return deserialized JSON value

		@throw std::invalid_argument if unsupported features from MessagePack were
		used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid MessagePack
		@throw std::out_of_range if the given vector ends prematurely

		@sa https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
		*/
		static basic_json from_msgpack_internal(const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t& idx)
		{
			// store and increment index
			const size_t current_idx = idx++;

			if (v[current_idx] <= 0xbf)
			{
				if (v[current_idx] <= 0x7f) // positive fixint
				{
					return v[current_idx];
				} else if (v[current_idx] <= 0x8f) // fixmap
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const size_t len = v[current_idx] & 0x0f;
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						std::string key = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
						result[key] = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
					}
					return result;
				} else if (v[current_idx] <= 0x9f) // fixarray
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const size_t len = v[current_idx] & 0x0f;
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						result.push_back(from_msgpack_internal(v, idx));
					}
					return result;
				} else // fixstr
				{
					const size_t len = v[current_idx] & 0x1f;
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 1;
					idx += len; // skip content bytes
					return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
				}
			} else if (v[current_idx] >= 0xe0) // negative fixint
			{
				return static_cast<int8_t>(v[current_idx]);
			} else
			{
				switch (v[current_idx])
				{
				case 0xc0: // nil
				{
					return value_t::null;
				}

				case 0xc2: // false
				{
					return false;
				}

				case 0xc3: // true
				{
					return true;
				}

				case 0xca: // float 32
				{
					// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
					float res;
					for (size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof(float); ++byte)
					{
						reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&res)[sizeof(float) - byte - 1] = v[current_idx + 1 + byte];
					}
					idx += sizeof(float); // skip content bytes
					return res;
				}

				case 0xcb: // float 64
				{
					// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
					double res;
					for (size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof(double); ++byte)
					{
						reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&res)[sizeof(double) - byte - 1] = v[current_idx + 1 + byte];
					}
					idx += sizeof(double); // skip content bytes
					return res;
				}

				case 0xcc: // uint 8
				{
					idx += 1; // skip content byte
					return get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xcd: // uint 16
				{
					idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xce: // uint 32
				{
					idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xcf: // uint 64
				{
					idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xd0: // int 8
				{
					idx += 1; // skip content byte
					return get_from_vector<int8_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xd1: // int 16
				{
					idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<int16_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xd2: // int 32
				{
					idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<int32_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xd3: // int 64
				{
					idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<int64_t>(v, current_idx);
				}

				case 0xd9: // str 8
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx));
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 2;
					idx += len + 1; // skip size byte + content bytes
					return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
				}

				case 0xda: // str 16
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 3;
					idx += len + 2; // skip 2 size bytes + content bytes
					return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
				}

				case 0xdb: // str 32
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 5;
					idx += len + 4; // skip 4 size bytes + content bytes
					return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
				}

				case 0xdc: // array 16
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
					idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						result.push_back(from_msgpack_internal(v, idx));
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xdd: // array 32
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
					idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						result.push_back(from_msgpack_internal(v, idx));
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xde: // map 16
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
					idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						std::string key = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
						result[key] = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xdf: // map 32
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
					idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
					for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
					{
						std::string key = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
						result[key] = from_msgpack_internal(v, idx);
					}
					return result;
				}

				default:
				{
					throw std::invalid_argument("error parsing a msgpack @ " + std::to_string(current_idx) + ": " + std::to_string(static_cast<int>(v[current_idx])));
				}
				}
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a JSON value from a given CBOR vector

		@param[in] v  CBOR serialization
		@param[in] idx  byte index to start reading from @a v

		@return deserialized JSON value

		@throw std::invalid_argument if unsupported features from CBOR were used in
		the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid CBOR
		@throw std::out_of_range if the given vector ends prematurely

		@sa https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049
		*/
		static basic_json from_cbor_internal(const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t& idx)
		{
			// store and increment index
			const size_t current_idx = idx++;

			switch (v[current_idx])
			{
				// Integer 0x00..0x17 (0..23)
			case 0x00:
			case 0x01:
			case 0x02:
			case 0x03:
			case 0x04:
			case 0x05:
			case 0x06:
			case 0x07:
			case 0x08:
			case 0x09:
			case 0x0a:
			case 0x0b:
			case 0x0c:
			case 0x0d:
			case 0x0e:
			case 0x0f:
			case 0x10:
			case 0x11:
			case 0x12:
			case 0x13:
			case 0x14:
			case 0x15:
			case 0x16:
			case 0x17:
			{
				return v[current_idx];
			}

			case 0x18: // Unsigned integer (one-byte uint8_t follows)
			{
				idx += 1; // skip content byte
				return get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x19: // Unsigned integer (two-byte uint16_t follows)
			{
				idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
				return get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x1a: // Unsigned integer (four-byte uint32_t follows)
			{
				idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
				return get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x1b: // Unsigned integer (eight-byte uint64_t follows)
			{
				idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
				return get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			// Negative integer -1-0x00..-1-0x17 (-1..-24)
			case 0x20:
			case 0x21:
			case 0x22:
			case 0x23:
			case 0x24:
			case 0x25:
			case 0x26:
			case 0x27:
			case 0x28:
			case 0x29:
			case 0x2a:
			case 0x2b:
			case 0x2c:
			case 0x2d:
			case 0x2e:
			case 0x2f:
			case 0x30:
			case 0x31:
			case 0x32:
			case 0x33:
			case 0x34:
			case 0x35:
			case 0x36:
			case 0x37:
			{
				return static_cast<int8_t>(0x20 - 1 - v[current_idx]);
			}

			case 0x38: // Negative integer (one-byte uint8_t follows)
			{
				idx += 1; // skip content byte
						  // must be uint8_t !
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(-1) - get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x39: // Negative integer -1-n (two-byte uint16_t follows)
			{
				idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(-1) - get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x3a: // Negative integer -1-n (four-byte uint32_t follows)
			{
				idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(-1) - get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx);
			}

			case 0x3b: // Negative integer -1-n (eight-byte uint64_t follows)
			{
				idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
				return static_cast<number_integer_t>(-1) - static_cast<number_integer_t>(get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx));
			}

			// UTF-8 string (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
			case 0x60:
			case 0x61:
			case 0x62:
			case 0x63:
			case 0x64:
			case 0x65:
			case 0x66:
			case 0x67:
			case 0x68:
			case 0x69:
			case 0x6a:
			case 0x6b:
			case 0x6c:
			case 0x6d:
			case 0x6e:
			case 0x6f:
			case 0x70:
			case 0x71:
			case 0x72:
			case 0x73:
			case 0x74:
			case 0x75:
			case 0x76:
			case 0x77:
			{
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(v[current_idx] - 0x60);
				const size_t offset = current_idx + 1;
				idx += len; // skip content bytes
				return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
			}

			case 0x78: // UTF-8 string (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
			{
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx));
				const size_t offset = current_idx + 2;
				idx += len + 1; // skip size byte + content bytes
				return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
			}

			case 0x79: // UTF-8 string (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
			{
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
				const size_t offset = current_idx + 3;
				idx += len + 2; // skip 2 size bytes + content bytes
				return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
			}

			case 0x7a: // UTF-8 string (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
			{
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
				const size_t offset = current_idx + 5;
				idx += len + 4; // skip 4 size bytes + content bytes
				return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
			}

			case 0x7b: // UTF-8 string (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
			{
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx));
				const size_t offset = current_idx + 9;
				idx += len + 8; // skip 8 size bytes + content bytes
				return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.data()) + offset, len);
			}

			case 0x7f: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
			{
				std::string result;
				while (v[idx] != 0xff)
				{
					string_t s = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result += s;
				}
				// skip break byte (0xFF)
				idx += 1;
				return result;
			}

			// array (0x00..0x17 data items follow)
			case 0x80:
			case 0x81:
			case 0x82:
			case 0x83:
			case 0x84:
			case 0x85:
			case 0x86:
			case 0x87:
			case 0x88:
			case 0x89:
			case 0x8a:
			case 0x8b:
			case 0x8c:
			case 0x8d:
			case 0x8e:
			case 0x8f:
			case 0x90:
			case 0x91:
			case 0x92:
			case 0x93:
			case 0x94:
			case 0x95:
			case 0x96:
			case 0x97:
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(v[current_idx] - 0x80);
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0x98: // array (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 1; // skip 1 size byte
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0x99: // array (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 2; // skip 4 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0x9a: // array (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0x9b: // array (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 8; // skip 8 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0x9f: // array (indefinite length)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::array;
				while (v[idx] != 0xff)
				{
					result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
				}
				// skip break byte (0xFF)
				idx += 1;
				return result;
			}

			// map (0x00..0x17 pairs of data items follow)
			case 0xa0:
			case 0xa1:
			case 0xa2:
			case 0xa3:
			case 0xa4:
			case 0xa5:
			case 0xa6:
			case 0xa7:
			case 0xa8:
			case 0xa9:
			case 0xaa:
			case 0xab:
			case 0xac:
			case 0xad:
			case 0xae:
			case 0xaf:
			case 0xb0:
			case 0xb1:
			case 0xb2:
			case 0xb3:
			case 0xb4:
			case 0xb5:
			case 0xb6:
			case 0xb7:
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(v[current_idx] - 0xa0);
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0xb8: // map (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint8_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 1; // skip 1 size byte
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0xb9: // map (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint16_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0xba: // map (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint32_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0xbb: // map (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				const auto len = static_cast<size_t>(get_from_vector<uint64_t>(v, current_idx));
				idx += 8; // skip 8 size bytes
				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				return result;
			}

			case 0xbf: // map (indefinite length)
			{
				basic_json result = value_t::object;
				while (v[idx] != 0xff)
				{
					std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
					result[key] = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
				}
				// skip break byte (0xFF)
				idx += 1;
				return result;
			}

			case 0xf4: // false
			{
				return false;
			}

			case 0xf5: // true
			{
				return true;
			}

			case 0xf6: // null
			{
				return value_t::null;
			}

			case 0xf9: // Half-Precision Float (two-byte IEEE 754)
			{
				idx += 2; // skip two content bytes

						  // code from RFC 7049, Appendix D, Figure 3:
						  // As half-precision floating-point numbers were only added to
						  // IEEE 754 in 2008, today's programming platforms often still
						  // only have limited support for them. It is very easy to
						  // include at least decoding support for them even without such
						  // support. An example of a small decoder for half-precision
						  // floating-point numbers in the C language is shown in Fig. 3.
				const int half = (v[current_idx + 1] << 8) + v[current_idx + 2];
				const int exp = (half >> 10) & 0x1f;
				const int mant = half & 0x3ff;
				double val;
				if (exp == 0)
				{
					val = std::ldexp(mant, -24);
				} else if (exp != 31)
				{
					val = std::ldexp(mant + 1024, exp - 25);
				} else
				{
					val = mant == 0 ? INFINITY : NAN;
				}
				return half & 0x8000 ? -val : val;
			}

			case 0xfa: // Single-Precision Float (four-byte IEEE 754)
			{
				// copy bytes in reverse order into the float variable
				float res;
				for (size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof(float); ++byte)
				{
					reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&res)[sizeof(float) - byte - 1] = v[current_idx + 1 + byte];
				}
				idx += sizeof(float); // skip content bytes
				return res;
			}

			case 0xfb: // Double-Precision Float (eight-byte IEEE 754)
			{
				// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
				double res;
				for (size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof(double); ++byte)
				{
					reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&res)[sizeof(double) - byte - 1] = v[current_idx + 1 + byte];
				}
				idx += sizeof(double); // skip content bytes
				return res;
			}

			default: // anything else (0xFF is handled inside the other types)
			{
				throw std::invalid_argument("error parsing a CBOR @ " + std::to_string(current_idx) + ": " + std::to_string(static_cast<int>(v[current_idx])));
			}
			}
		}

	public:
		/*!
		@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

		Serializes a given JSON value @a j to a byte vector using the MessagePack
		serialization format. MessagePack is a binary serialization format which
		aims to be more compact than JSON itself, yet more efficient to parse.

		@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
		@return MessagePack serialization as byte vector

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value @a j.

		@liveexample{The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte
		vector in MessagePack format.,to_msgpack}

		@sa http://msgpack.org
		@sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&) for the analogous
		deserialization
		@sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format
		*/
		static std::vector<uint8_t> to_msgpack(const basic_json& j)
		{
			std::vector<uint8_t> result;
			to_msgpack_internal(j, result);
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a JSON value from a byte vector in MessagePack format

		Deserializes a given byte vector @a v to a JSON value using the MessagePack
		serialization format.

		@param[in] v  a byte vector in MessagePack format
		@return deserialized JSON value

		@throw std::invalid_argument if unsupported features from MessagePack were
		used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid MessagePack
		@throw std::out_of_range if the given vector ends prematurely

		@complexity Linear in the size of the byte vector @a v.

		@liveexample{The example shows the deserialization of a byte vector in
		MessagePack format to a JSON value.,from_msgpack}

		@sa http://msgpack.org
		@sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
		@sa @ref from_cbor(const std::vector<uint8_t>&) for the related CBOR format
		*/
		static basic_json from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>& v)
		{
			size_t i = 0;
			return from_msgpack_internal(v, i);
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

		Serializes a given JSON value @a j to a byte vector using the CBOR (Concise
		Binary Object Representation) serialization format. CBOR is a binary
		serialization format which aims to be more compact than JSON itself, yet
		more efficient to parse.

		@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
		@return MessagePack serialization as byte vector

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value @a j.

		@liveexample{The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte
		vector in CBOR format.,to_cbor}

		@sa http://cbor.io
		@sa @ref from_cbor(const std::vector<uint8_t>&) for the analogous
		deserialization
		@sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json& for the related MessagePack format
		*/
		static std::vector<uint8_t> to_cbor(const basic_json& j)
		{
			std::vector<uint8_t> result;
			to_cbor_internal(j, result);
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief create a JSON value from a byte vector in CBOR format

		Deserializes a given byte vector @a v to a JSON value using the CBOR
		(Concise Binary Object Representation) serialization format.

		@param[in] v  a byte vector in CBOR format
		@return deserialized JSON value

		@throw std::invalid_argument if unsupported features from CBOR were used in
		the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid MessagePack
		@throw std::out_of_range if the given vector ends prematurely

		@complexity Linear in the size of the byte vector @a v.

		@liveexample{The example shows the deserialization of a byte vector in CBOR
		format to a JSON value.,from_cbor}

		@sa http://cbor.io
		@sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
		@sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&) for the related
		MessagePack format
		*/
		static basic_json from_cbor(const std::vector<uint8_t>& v)
		{
			size_t i = 0;
			return from_cbor_internal(v, i);
		}

		/// @}

	private:
		///////////////////////////
		// convenience functions //
		///////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief return the type as string

		Returns the type name as string to be used in error messages - usually to
		indicate that a function was called on a wrong JSON type.

		@return basically a string representation of a the @a m_type member

		@complexity Constant.

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		std::string type_name() const
		{
			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::null:
				return "null";
			case value_t::object:
				return "object";
			case value_t::array:
				return "array";
			case value_t::string:
				return "string";
			case value_t::boolean:
				return "boolean";
			case value_t::discarded:
				return "discarded";
			default:
				return "number";
			}
		}

		/*!
		@brief calculates the extra space to escape a JSON string

		@param[in] s  the string to escape
		@return the number of characters required to escape string @a s

		@complexity Linear in the length of string @a s.
		*/
		static std::size_t extra_space(const string_t& s) noexcept
		{
			return std::accumulate(s.begin(), s.end(), size_t{},
				[](size_t res, typename string_t::value_type c)
			{
				switch (c)
				{
				case '"':
				case '\\':
				case '\b':
				case '\f':
				case '\n':
				case '\r':
				case '\t':
				{
					// from c (1 byte) to \x (2 bytes)
					return res + 1;
				}

				default:
				{
					if (c >= 0x00 and c <= 0x1f)
					{
						// from c (1 byte) to \uxxxx (6 bytes)
						return res + 5;
					} else
					{
						return res;
					}
				}
				}
			});
		}

		/*!
		@brief escape a string

		Escape a string by replacing certain special characters by a sequence of
		an escape character (backslash) and another character and other control
		characters by a sequence of "\u" followed by a four-digit hex
		representation.

		@param[in] s  the string to escape
		@return  the escaped string

		@complexity Linear in the length of string @a s.
		*/
		static string_t escape_string(const string_t& s)
		{
			const auto space = extra_space(s);
			if (space == 0)
			{
				return s;
			}

			// create a result string of necessary size
			string_t result(s.size() + space, '\\');
			std::size_t pos = 0;

			for (const auto& c : s)
			{
				switch (c)
				{
					// quotation mark (0x22)
				case '"':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = '"';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// reverse solidus (0x5c)
				case '\\':
				{
					// nothing to change
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// backspace (0x08)
				case '\b':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = 'b';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// formfeed (0x0c)
				case '\f':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = 'f';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// newline (0x0a)
				case '\n':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = 'n';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// carriage return (0x0d)
				case '\r':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = 'r';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				// horizontal tab (0x09)
				case '\t':
				{
					result[pos + 1] = 't';
					pos += 2;
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					if (c >= 0x00 and c <= 0x1f)
					{
						// convert a number 0..15 to its hex representation
						// (0..f)
						static const char hexify[16] =
						{
							'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7',
							'8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'
						};

						// print character c as \uxxxx
						for (const char m :
						{ 'u', '0', '0', hexify[c >> 4], hexify[c & 0x0f]
						})
						{
							result[++pos] = m;
						}

						++pos;
					} else
					{
						// all other characters are added as-is
						result[pos++] = c;
					}
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief internal implementation of the serialization function

		This function is called by the public member function dump and organizes
		the serialization internally. The indentation level is propagated as
		additional parameter. In case of arrays and objects, the function is
		called recursively. Note that

		- strings and object keys are escaped using `escape_string()`
		- integer numbers are converted implicitly via `operator<<`
		- floating-point numbers are converted to a string using `"%g"` format

		@param[out] o              stream to write to
		@param[in] pretty_print    whether the output shall be pretty-printed
		@param[in] indent_step     the indent level
		@param[in] current_indent  the current indent level (only used internally)
		*/
		void dump(std::ostream& o,
			const bool pretty_print,
			const unsigned int indent_step,
			const unsigned int current_indent = 0) const
		{
			// variable to hold indentation for recursive calls
			unsigned int new_indent = current_indent;

			switch (m_type)
			{
			case value_t::object:
			{
				if (m_value.object->empty())
				{
					o << "{}";
					return;
				}

				o << "{";

				// increase indentation
				if (pretty_print)
				{
					new_indent += indent_step;
					o << "\n";
				}

				for (auto i = m_value.object->cbegin(); i != m_value.object->cend(); ++i)
				{
					if (i != m_value.object->cbegin())
					{
						o << (pretty_print ? ",\n" : ",");
					}
					o << string_t(new_indent, ' ') << "\""
						<< escape_string(i->first) << "\":"
						<< (pretty_print ? " " : "");
					i->second.dump(o, pretty_print, indent_step, new_indent);
				}

				// decrease indentation
				if (pretty_print)
				{
					new_indent -= indent_step;
					o << "\n";
				}

				o << string_t(new_indent, ' ') + "}";
				return;
			}

			case value_t::array:
			{
				if (m_value.array->empty())
				{
					o << "[]";
					return;
				}

				o << "[";

				// increase indentation
				if (pretty_print)
				{
					new_indent += indent_step;
					o << "\n";
				}

				for (auto i = m_value.array->cbegin(); i != m_value.array->cend(); ++i)
				{
					if (i != m_value.array->cbegin())
					{
						o << (pretty_print ? ",\n" : ",");
					}
					o << string_t(new_indent, ' ');
					i->dump(o, pretty_print, indent_step, new_indent);
				}

				// decrease indentation
				if (pretty_print)
				{
					new_indent -= indent_step;
					o << "\n";
				}

				o << string_t(new_indent, ' ') << "]";
				return;
			}

			case value_t::string:
			{
				o << string_t("\"") << escape_string(*m_value.string) << "\"";
				return;
			}

			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				o << (m_value.boolean ? "true" : "false");
				return;
			}

			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				o << m_value.number_integer;
				return;
			}

			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				o << m_value.number_unsigned;
				return;
			}

			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				if (m_value.number_float == 0)
				{
					// special case for zero to get "0.0"/"-0.0"
					o << (std::signbit(m_value.number_float) ? "-0.0" : "0.0");
				} else
				{
					o << m_value.number_float;
				}
				return;
			}

			case value_t::discarded:
			{
				o << "<discarded>";
				return;
			}

			case value_t::null:
			{
				o << "null";
				return;
			}
			}
		}

	private:
		//////////////////////
		// member variables //
		//////////////////////

		/// the type of the current element
		value_t m_type = value_t::null;

		/// the value of the current element
		json_value m_value = {};


	private:
		///////////////
		// iterators //
		///////////////

		/*!
		@brief an iterator for primitive JSON types

		This class models an iterator for primitive JSON types (boolean, number,
		string). It's only purpose is to allow the iterator/const_iterator classes
		to "iterate" over primitive values. Internally, the iterator is modeled by
		a `difference_type` variable. Value begin_value (`0`) models the begin,
		end_value (`1`) models past the end.
		*/
		class primitive_iterator_t
		{
		public:
			/// set iterator to a defined beginning
			void set_begin() noexcept
			{
				m_it = begin_value;
			}

			/// set iterator to a defined past the end
			void set_end() noexcept
			{
				m_it = end_value;
			}

			/// return whether the iterator can be dereferenced
			constexpr bool is_begin() const noexcept
			{
				return (m_it == begin_value);
			}

			/// return whether the iterator is at end
			constexpr bool is_end() const noexcept
			{
				return (m_it == end_value);
			}

			/// return reference to the value to change and compare
			operator difference_type& () noexcept
			{
				return m_it;
			}

			/// return value to compare
			constexpr operator difference_type () const noexcept
			{
				return m_it;
			}

		private:
			static constexpr difference_type begin_value = 0;
			static constexpr difference_type end_value = begin_value + 1;

			/// iterator as signed integer type
			difference_type m_it = std::numeric_limits<std::ptrdiff_t>::denorm_min();
		};

		/*!
		@brief an iterator value

		@note This structure could easily be a union, but MSVC currently does not
		allow unions members with complex constructors, see
		https://github.com/nlohmann/json/pull/105.
		*/
		struct internal_iterator
		{
			/// iterator for JSON objects
			typename object_t::iterator object_iterator;
			/// iterator for JSON arrays
			typename array_t::iterator array_iterator;
			/// generic iterator for all other types
			primitive_iterator_t primitive_iterator;

			/// create an uninitialized internal_iterator
			internal_iterator() noexcept
				: object_iterator(), array_iterator(), primitive_iterator()
			{}
		};

		/// proxy class for the iterator_wrapper functions
		template<typename IteratorType>
		class iteration_proxy
		{
		private:
			/// helper class for iteration
			class iteration_proxy_internal
			{
			private:
				/// the iterator
				IteratorType anchor;
				/// an index for arrays (used to create key names)
				size_t array_index = 0;

			public:
				explicit iteration_proxy_internal(IteratorType it) noexcept
					: anchor(it)
				{}

				/// dereference operator (needed for range-based for)
				iteration_proxy_internal& operator*()
				{
					return *this;
				}

				/// increment operator (needed for range-based for)
				iteration_proxy_internal& operator++()
				{
					++anchor;
					++array_index;

					return *this;
				}

				/// inequality operator (needed for range-based for)
				bool operator!= (const iteration_proxy_internal& o) const
				{
					return anchor != o.anchor;
				}

				/// return key of the iterator
				typename basic_json::string_t key() const
				{
					assert(anchor.m_object != nullptr);

					switch (anchor.m_object->type())
					{
						// use integer array index as key
					case value_t::array:
					{
						return std::to_string(array_index);
					}

					// use key from the object
					case value_t::object:
					{
						return anchor.key();
					}

					// use an empty key for all primitive types
					default:
					{
						return "";
					}
					}
				}

				/// return value of the iterator
				typename IteratorType::reference value() const
				{
					return anchor.value();
				}
			};

			/// the container to iterate
			typename IteratorType::reference container;

		public:
			/// construct iteration proxy from a container
			explicit iteration_proxy(typename IteratorType::reference cont)
				: container(cont)
			{}

			/// return iterator begin (needed for range-based for)
			iteration_proxy_internal begin() noexcept
			{
				return iteration_proxy_internal(container.begin());
			}

			/// return iterator end (needed for range-based for)
			iteration_proxy_internal end() noexcept
			{
				return iteration_proxy_internal(container.end());
			}
		};

	public:
		/*!
		@brief a template for a random access iterator for the @ref basic_json class

		This class implements a both iterators (iterator and const_iterator) for the
		@ref basic_json class.

		@note An iterator is called *initialized* when a pointer to a JSON value
		has been set (e.g., by a constructor or a copy assignment). If the
		iterator is default-constructed, it is *uninitialized* and most
		methods are undefined. **The library uses assertions to detect calls
		on uninitialized iterators.**

		@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
		- [RandomAccessIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/RandomAccessIterator):
		The iterator that can be moved to point (forward and backward) to any
		element in constant time.

		@since version 1.0.0, simplified in version 2.0.9
		*/
		template<typename U>
		class iter_impl : public std::iterator<std::random_access_iterator_tag, U>
		{
			/// allow basic_json to access private members
			friend class basic_json;

			// make sure U is basic_json or const basic_json
			static_assert(std::is_same<U, basic_json>::value
				or std::is_same<U, const basic_json>::value,
				"iter_impl only accepts (const) basic_json");

		public:
			/// the type of the values when the iterator is dereferenced
			using value_type = typename basic_json::value_type;
			/// a type to represent differences between iterators
			using difference_type = typename basic_json::difference_type;
			/// defines a pointer to the type iterated over (value_type)
			using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<U>::value,
				typename basic_json::const_pointer,
				typename basic_json::pointer>::type;
			/// defines a reference to the type iterated over (value_type)
			using reference = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<U>::value,
				typename basic_json::const_reference,
				typename basic_json::reference>::type;
			/// the category of the iterator
			using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;

			/// default constructor
			iter_impl() = default;

			/*!
			@brief constructor for a given JSON instance
			@param[in] object  pointer to a JSON object for this iterator
			@pre object != nullptr
			@post The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			explicit iter_impl(pointer object) noexcept
				: m_object(object)
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					m_it.object_iterator = typename object_t::iterator();
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					m_it.array_iterator = typename array_t::iterator();
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					m_it.primitive_iterator = primitive_iterator_t();
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*
			Use operator `const_iterator` instead of `const_iterator(const iterator&
			other) noexcept` to avoid two class definitions for @ref iterator and
			@ref const_iterator.

			This function is only called if this class is an @ref iterator. If this
			class is a @ref const_iterator this function is not called.
			*/
			operator const_iterator() const
			{
				const_iterator ret;

				if (m_object)
				{
					ret.m_object = m_object;
					ret.m_it = m_it;
				}

				return ret;
			}

			/*!
			@brief copy constructor
			@param[in] other  iterator to copy from
			@note It is not checked whether @a other is initialized.
			*/
			iter_impl(const iter_impl& other) noexcept
				: m_object(other.m_object), m_it(other.m_it)
			{}

			/*!
			@brief copy assignment
			@param[in,out] other  iterator to copy from
			@note It is not checked whether @a other is initialized.
			*/
			iter_impl& operator=(iter_impl other) noexcept(
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<pointer>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<pointer>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<internal_iterator>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<internal_iterator>::value
				)
			{
				std::swap(m_object, other.m_object);
				std::swap(m_it, other.m_it);
				return *this;
			}

		private:
			/*!
			@brief set the iterator to the first value
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			void set_begin() noexcept
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					m_it.object_iterator = m_object->m_value.object->begin();
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					m_it.array_iterator = m_object->m_value.array->begin();
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::null:
				{
					// set to end so begin()==end() is true: null is empty
					m_it.primitive_iterator.set_end();
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					m_it.primitive_iterator.set_begin();
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief set the iterator past the last value
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			void set_end() noexcept
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					m_it.object_iterator = m_object->m_value.object->end();
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					m_it.array_iterator = m_object->m_value.array->end();
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					m_it.primitive_iterator.set_end();
					break;
				}
				}
			}

		public:
			/*!
			@brief return a reference to the value pointed to by the iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			reference operator*() const
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					assert(m_it.object_iterator != m_object->m_value.object->end());
					return m_it.object_iterator->second;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					assert(m_it.array_iterator != m_object->m_value.array->end());
					return *m_it.array_iterator;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::null:
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("cannot get value");
				}

				default:
				{
					if (m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin())
					{
						return *m_object;
					} else
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("cannot get value");
					}
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief dereference the iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			pointer operator->() const
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					assert(m_it.object_iterator != m_object->m_value.object->end());
					return &(m_it.object_iterator->second);
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					assert(m_it.array_iterator != m_object->m_value.array->end());
					return &*m_it.array_iterator;
				}

				default:
				{
					if (m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin())
					{
						return m_object;
					} else
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("cannot get value");
					}
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief post-increment (it++)
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl operator++(int)
			{
				auto result = *this;
				++(*this);
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief pre-increment (++it)
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl& operator++()
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					std::advance(m_it.object_iterator, 1);
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					std::advance(m_it.array_iterator, 1);
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					++m_it.primitive_iterator;
					break;
				}
				}

				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief post-decrement (it--)
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl operator--(int)
			{
				auto result = *this;
				--(*this);
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief pre-decrement (--it)
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl& operator--()
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					std::advance(m_it.object_iterator, -1);
					break;
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					std::advance(m_it.array_iterator, -1);
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					--m_it.primitive_iterator;
					break;
				}
				}

				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: equal
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator==(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				// if objects are not the same, the comparison is undefined
				if (m_object != other.m_object)
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot compare iterators of different containers");
				}

				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					return (m_it.object_iterator == other.m_it.object_iterator);
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					return (m_it.array_iterator == other.m_it.array_iterator);
				}

				default:
				{
					return (m_it.primitive_iterator == other.m_it.primitive_iterator);
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: not equal
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator!=(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				return not operator==(other);
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: smaller
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator<(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				// if objects are not the same, the comparison is undefined
				if (m_object != other.m_object)
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot compare iterators of different containers");
				}

				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot compare order of object iterators");
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					return (m_it.array_iterator < other.m_it.array_iterator);
				}

				default:
				{
					return (m_it.primitive_iterator < other.m_it.primitive_iterator);
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: less than or equal
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator<=(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				return not other.operator < (*this);
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: greater than
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator>(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				return not operator<=(other);
			}

			/*!
			@brief  comparison: greater than or equal
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			bool operator>=(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				return not operator<(other);
			}

			/*!
			@brief  add to iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl& operator+=(difference_type i)
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot use offsets with object iterators");
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					std::advance(m_it.array_iterator, i);
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					m_it.primitive_iterator += i;
					break;
				}
				}

				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief  subtract from iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl& operator-=(difference_type i)
			{
				return operator+=(-i);
			}

			/*!
			@brief  add to iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl operator+(difference_type i)
			{
				auto result = *this;
				result += i;
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief  subtract from iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			iter_impl operator-(difference_type i)
			{
				auto result = *this;
				result -= i;
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief  return difference
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			difference_type operator-(const iter_impl& other) const
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot use offsets with object iterators");
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					return m_it.array_iterator - other.m_it.array_iterator;
				}

				default:
				{
					return m_it.primitive_iterator - other.m_it.primitive_iterator;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief  access to successor
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			reference operator[](difference_type n) const
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				switch (m_object->m_type)
				{
				case basic_json::value_t::object:
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot use operator[] for object iterators");
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::array:
				{
					return *std::next(m_it.array_iterator, n);
				}

				case basic_json::value_t::null:
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("cannot get value");
				}

				default:
				{
					if (m_it.primitive_iterator == -n)
					{
						return *m_object;
					} else
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("cannot get value");
					}
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief  return the key of an object iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			typename object_t::key_type key() const
			{
				assert(m_object != nullptr);

				if (m_object->is_object())
				{
					return m_it.object_iterator->first;
				} else
				{
					throw std::domain_error("cannot use key() for non-object iterators");
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief  return the value of an iterator
			@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
			*/
			reference value() const
			{
				return operator*();
			}

		private:
			/// associated JSON instance
			pointer m_object = nullptr;
			/// the actual iterator of the associated instance
			internal_iterator m_it = internal_iterator();
		};

		/*!
		@brief a template for a reverse iterator class

		@tparam Base the base iterator type to reverse. Valid types are @ref
		iterator (to create @ref reverse_iterator) and @ref const_iterator (to
		create @ref const_reverse_iterator).

		@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
		- [RandomAccessIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/RandomAccessIterator):
		The iterator that can be moved to point (forward and backward) to any
		element in constant time.
		- [OutputIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/OutputIterator):
		It is possible to write to the pointed-to element (only if @a Base is
		@ref iterator).

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		template<typename Base>
		class json_reverse_iterator : public std::reverse_iterator<Base>
		{
		public:
			/// shortcut to the reverse iterator adaptor
			using base_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<Base>;
			/// the reference type for the pointed-to element
			using reference = typename Base::reference;

			/// create reverse iterator from iterator
			json_reverse_iterator(const typename base_iterator::iterator_type& it) noexcept
				: base_iterator(it)
			{}

			/// create reverse iterator from base class
			json_reverse_iterator(const base_iterator& it) noexcept
				: base_iterator(it)
			{}

			/// post-increment (it++)
			json_reverse_iterator operator++(int)
			{
				return base_iterator::operator++(1);
			}

			/// pre-increment (++it)
			json_reverse_iterator& operator++()
			{
				base_iterator::operator++();
				return *this;
			}

			/// post-decrement (it--)
			json_reverse_iterator operator--(int)
			{
				return base_iterator::operator--(1);
			}

			/// pre-decrement (--it)
			json_reverse_iterator& operator--()
			{
				base_iterator::operator--();
				return *this;
			}

			/// add to iterator
			json_reverse_iterator& operator+=(difference_type i)
			{
				base_iterator::operator+=(i);
				return *this;
			}

			/// add to iterator
			json_reverse_iterator operator+(difference_type i) const
			{
				auto result = *this;
				result += i;
				return result;
			}

			/// subtract from iterator
			json_reverse_iterator operator-(difference_type i) const
			{
				auto result = *this;
				result -= i;
				return result;
			}

			/// return difference
			difference_type operator-(const json_reverse_iterator& other) const
			{
				return this->base() - other.base();
			}

			/// access to successor
			reference operator[](difference_type n) const
			{
				return *(this->operator+(n));
			}

			/// return the key of an object iterator
			typename object_t::key_type key() const
			{
				auto it = --this->base();
				return it.key();
			}

			/// return the value of an iterator
			reference value() const
			{
				auto it = --this->base();
				return it.operator * ();
			}
		};


	private:
		//////////////////////
		// lexer and parser //
		//////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief lexical analysis

		This class organizes the lexical analysis during JSON deserialization. The
		core of it is a scanner generated by [re2c](http://re2c.org) that
		processes a buffer and recognizes tokens according to RFC 7159.
		*/
		class lexer
		{
		public:
			/// token types for the parser
			enum class token_type
			{
				uninitialized,   ///< indicating the scanner is uninitialized
				literal_true,    ///< the `true` literal
				literal_false,   ///< the `false` literal
				literal_null,    ///< the `null` literal
				value_string,    ///< a string -- use get_string() for actual value
				value_number,    ///< a number -- use get_number() for actual value
				begin_array,     ///< the character for array begin `[`
				begin_object,    ///< the character for object begin `{`
				end_array,       ///< the character for array end `]`
				end_object,      ///< the character for object end `}`
				name_separator,  ///< the name separator `:`
				value_separator, ///< the value separator `,`
				parse_error,     ///< indicating a parse error
				end_of_input     ///< indicating the end of the input buffer
			};

			/// the char type to use in the lexer
			using lexer_char_t = unsigned char;

			/// a lexer from a buffer with given length
			lexer(const lexer_char_t* buff, const size_t len) noexcept
				: m_content(buff)
			{
				assert(m_content != nullptr);
				m_start = m_cursor = m_content;
				m_limit = m_content + len;
			}

			/// a lexer from an input stream
			explicit lexer(std::istream& s)
				: m_stream(&s), m_line_buffer()
			{
				// immediately abort if stream is erroneous
				if (s.fail())
				{
					throw std::invalid_argument("stream error: " + std::string(strerror(errno)));
				}

				// fill buffer
				fill_line_buffer();

				// skip UTF-8 byte-order mark
				if (m_line_buffer.size() >= 3 and m_line_buffer.substr(0, 3) == "\xEF\xBB\xBF")
				{
					m_line_buffer[0] = ' ';
					m_line_buffer[1] = ' ';
					m_line_buffer[2] = ' ';
				}
			}

			// switch off unwanted functions (due to pointer members)
			lexer() = delete;
			lexer(const lexer&) = delete;
			lexer operator=(const lexer&) = delete;

			/*!
			@brief create a string from one or two Unicode code points

			There are two cases: (1) @a codepoint1 is in the Basic Multilingual
			Plane (U+0000 through U+FFFF) and @a codepoint2 is 0, or (2)
			@a codepoint1 and @a codepoint2 are a UTF-16 surrogate pair to
			represent a code point above U+FFFF.

			@param[in] codepoint1  the code point (can be high surrogate)
			@param[in] codepoint2  the code point (can be low surrogate or 0)

			@return string representation of the code point; the length of the
			result string is between 1 and 4 characters.

			@throw std::out_of_range if code point is > 0x10ffff; example: `"code
			points above 0x10FFFF are invalid"`
			@throw std::invalid_argument if the low surrogate is invalid; example:
			`""missing or wrong low surrogate""`

			@complexity Constant.

			@see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8#Sample_code>
			*/
			static string_t to_unicode(const std::size_t codepoint1,
				const std::size_t codepoint2 = 0)
			{
				// calculate the code point from the given code points
				std::size_t codepoint = codepoint1;

				// check if codepoint1 is a high surrogate
				if (codepoint1 >= 0xD800 and codepoint1 <= 0xDBFF)
				{
					// check if codepoint2 is a low surrogate
					if (codepoint2 >= 0xDC00 and codepoint2 <= 0xDFFF)
					{
						codepoint =
							// high surrogate occupies the most significant 22 bits
							(codepoint1 << 10)
							// low surrogate occupies the least significant 15 bits
							+ codepoint2
							// there is still the 0xD800, 0xDC00 and 0x10000 noise
							// in the result so we have to subtract with:
							// (0xD800 << 10) + DC00 - 0x10000 = 0x35FDC00
							-0x35FDC00;
					} else
					{
						throw std::invalid_argument("missing or wrong low surrogate");
					}
				}

				string_t result;

				if (codepoint < 0x80)
				{
					// 1-byte characters: 0xxxxxxx (ASCII)
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(codepoint));
				} else if (codepoint <= 0x7ff)
				{
					// 2-byte characters: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0xC0 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x1F)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3F)));
				} else if (codepoint <= 0xffff)
				{
					// 3-byte characters: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0xE0 | ((codepoint >> 12) & 0x0F)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x3F)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3F)));
				} else if (codepoint <= 0x10ffff)
				{
					// 4-byte characters: 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0xF0 | ((codepoint >> 18) & 0x07)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 12) & 0x3F)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | ((codepoint >> 6) & 0x3F)));
					result.append(1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(0x80 | (codepoint & 0x3F)));
				} else
				{
					throw std::out_of_range("code points above 0x10FFFF are invalid");
				}

				return result;
			}

			/// return name of values of type token_type (only used for errors)
			static std::string token_type_name(const token_type t)
			{
				switch (t)
				{
				case token_type::uninitialized:
					return "<uninitialized>";
				case token_type::literal_true:
					return "true literal";
				case token_type::literal_false:
					return "false literal";
				case token_type::literal_null:
					return "null literal";
				case token_type::value_string:
					return "string literal";
				case token_type::value_number:
					return "number literal";
				case token_type::begin_array:
					return "'['";
				case token_type::begin_object:
					return "'{'";
				case token_type::end_array:
					return "']'";
				case token_type::end_object:
					return "'}'";
				case token_type::name_separator:
					return "':'";
				case token_type::value_separator:
					return "','";
				case token_type::parse_error:
					return "<parse error>";
				case token_type::end_of_input:
					return "end of input";
				default:
				{
					// catch non-enum values
					return "unknown token"; // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			This function implements a scanner for JSON. It is specified using
			regular expressions that try to follow RFC 7159 as close as possible.
			These regular expressions are then translated into a minimized
			deterministic finite automaton (DFA) by the tool
			[re2c](http://re2c.org). As a result, the translated code for this
			function consists of a large block of code with `goto` jumps.

			@return the class of the next token read from the buffer

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input.\n

			Proposition: The loop below will always terminate for finite input.\n

			Proof (by contradiction): Assume a finite input. To loop forever, the
			loop must never hit code with a `break` statement. The only code
			snippets without a `break` statement are the continue statements for
			whitespace and byte-order-marks. To loop forever, the input must be an
			infinite sequence of whitespace or byte-order-marks. This contradicts
			the assumption of finite input, q.e.d.
			*/
			token_type scan()
			{
				while (true)
				{
					// pointer for backtracking information
					m_marker = nullptr;

					// remember the begin of the token
					m_start = m_cursor;
					assert(m_start != nullptr);


					{
						lexer_char_t yych;
						unsigned int yyaccept = 0;
						static const unsigned char yybm[] =
						{
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,  32,  32,   0,   0,  32,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							160, 128,   0, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192,
							192, 192, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128,   0, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
						};
						if ((m_limit - m_cursor) < 5)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(5);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yybm[0 + yych] & 32)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_6;
						}
						if (yych <= '[')
						{
							if (yych <= '-')
							{
								if (yych <= '"')
								{
									if (yych <= 0x00)
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_2;
									}
									if (yych <= '!')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_9;
								} else
								{
									if (yych <= '+')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									if (yych <= ',')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_10;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_12;
								}
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= '9')
								{
									if (yych <= '/')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									if (yych <= '0')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_13;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_15;
								} else
								{
									if (yych <= ':')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_17;
									}
									if (yych <= 'Z')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_19;
								}
							}
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'n')
							{
								if (yych <= 'e')
								{
									if (yych == ']')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_21;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_4;
								} else
								{
									if (yych <= 'f')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_23;
									}
									if (yych <= 'm')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_24;
								}
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= 'z')
								{
									if (yych == 't')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_25;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_4;
								} else
								{
									if (yych <= '{')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_26;
									}
									if (yych == '}')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_28;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_4;
								}
							}
						}
					basic_json_parser_2:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::end_of_input;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_4:
						++m_cursor;
					basic_json_parser_5:
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::parse_error;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_6:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yybm[0 + yych] & 32)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_6;
						}
						{
							continue;
						}
					basic_json_parser_9:
						yyaccept = 0;
						yych = *(m_marker = ++m_cursor);
						if (yych <= 0x1F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
						}
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_31;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xC1)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xF4)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_31;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_5;
					basic_json_parser_10:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::value_separator;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_12:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '/')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
						}
						if (yych <= '0')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_13;
						}
						if (yych <= '9')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_15;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_5;
					basic_json_parser_13:
						yyaccept = 1;
						yych = *(m_marker = ++m_cursor);
						if (yych <= 'D')
						{
							if (yych == '.')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_43;
							}
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'E')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
							if (yych == 'e')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
						}
					basic_json_parser_14:
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::value_number;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_15:
						yyaccept = 1;
						m_marker = ++m_cursor;
						if ((m_limit - m_cursor) < 3)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(3);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yybm[0 + yych] & 64)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_15;
						}
						if (yych <= 'D')
						{
							if (yych == '.')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_43;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'E')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
							if (yych == 'e')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						}
					basic_json_parser_17:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::name_separator;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_19:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::begin_array;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_21:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::end_array;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_23:
						yyaccept = 0;
						yych = *(m_marker = ++m_cursor);
						if (yych == 'a')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_45;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_5;
					basic_json_parser_24:
						yyaccept = 0;
						yych = *(m_marker = ++m_cursor);
						if (yych == 'u')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_46;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_5;
					basic_json_parser_25:
						yyaccept = 0;
						yych = *(m_marker = ++m_cursor);
						if (yych == 'r')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_47;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_5;
					basic_json_parser_26:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::begin_object;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_28:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::end_object;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_30:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
					basic_json_parser_31:
						if (yybm[0 + yych] & 128)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_30;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xE0)
						{
							if (yych <= '\\')
							{
								if (yych <= 0x1F)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if (yych <= '"')
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_33;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_35;
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= 0xC1)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if (yych <= 0xDF)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_36;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_37;
							}
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 0xEF)
							{
								if (yych == 0xED)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_39;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_38;
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= 0xF0)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_40;
								}
								if (yych <= 0xF3)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_41;
								}
								if (yych <= 0xF4)
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_42;
								}
							}
						}
					basic_json_parser_32:
						m_cursor = m_marker;
						if (yyaccept == 0)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
						} else
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						}
					basic_json_parser_33:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::value_string;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_35:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 'e')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								if (yych == '"')
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								if (yych <= '.')
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= '\\')
								{
									if (yych <= '[')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								} else
								{
									if (yych == 'b')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
							}
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'q')
							{
								if (yych <= 'f')
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								if (yych == 'n')
								{
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							} else
							{
								if (yych <= 's')
								{
									if (yych <= 'r')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								} else
								{
									if (yych <= 't')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									if (yych <= 'u')
									{
										goto basic_json_parser_48;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
							}
						}
					basic_json_parser_36:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xBF)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_30;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_37:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x9F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xBF)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_36;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_38:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xBF)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_36;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_39:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0x9F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_36;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_40:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x8F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xBF)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_38;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_41:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0xBF)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_38;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_42:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 0x7F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= 0x8F)
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_38;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_43:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '/')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych <= '9')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_49;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_44:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych <= ',')
						{
							if (yych == '+')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_51;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= '-')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_51;
							}
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_52;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					basic_json_parser_45:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'l')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_54;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_46:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'l')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_55;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_47:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'u')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_56;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_48:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '@')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_57;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'F')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_57;
							}
							if (yych <= '`')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= 'f')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_57;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					basic_json_parser_49:
						yyaccept = 1;
						m_marker = ++m_cursor;
						if ((m_limit - m_cursor) < 3)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(3);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= 'D')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_14;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_49;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'E')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
							if (yych == 'e')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_44;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						}
					basic_json_parser_51:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '/')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
						if (yych >= ':')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					basic_json_parser_52:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '/')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_14;
						}
						if (yych <= '9')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_52;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_14;
					basic_json_parser_54:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 's')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_58;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_55:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'l')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_59;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_56:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'e')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_61;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_57:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '@')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_63;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'F')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_63;
							}
							if (yych <= '`')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= 'f')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_63;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					basic_json_parser_58:
						yych = *++m_cursor;
						if (yych == 'e')
						{
							goto basic_json_parser_64;
						}
						goto basic_json_parser_32;
					basic_json_parser_59:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::literal_null;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_61:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::literal_true;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_63:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '@')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_66;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'F')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_66;
							}
							if (yych <= '`')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= 'f')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_66;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					basic_json_parser_64:
						++m_cursor;
						{
							last_token_type = token_type::literal_false;
							break;
						}
					basic_json_parser_66:
						++m_cursor;
						if (m_limit <= m_cursor)
						{
							fill_line_buffer(1);    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						yych = *m_cursor;
						if (yych <= '@')
						{
							if (yych <= '/')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= '9')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						} else
						{
							if (yych <= 'F')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							}
							if (yych <= '`')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if (yych <= 'f')
							{
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
						}
					}

				}

				return last_token_type;
			}

			/*!
			@brief append data from the stream to the line buffer

			This function is called by the scan() function when the end of the
			buffer (`m_limit`) is reached and the `m_cursor` pointer cannot be
			incremented without leaving the limits of the line buffer. Note re2c
			decides when to call this function.

			If the lexer reads from contiguous storage, there is no trailing null
			byte. Therefore, this function must make sure to add these padding
			null bytes.

			If the lexer reads from an input stream, this function reads the next
			line of the input.

			@pre
			p p p p p p u u u u u x . . . . . .
			^           ^       ^   ^
			m_content   m_start |   m_limit
			m_cursor

			@post
			u u u u u x x x x x x x . . . . . .
			^       ^               ^
			|       m_cursor        m_limit
			m_start
			m_content
			*/
			void fill_line_buffer(size_t n = 0)
			{
				// if line buffer is used, m_content points to its data
				assert(m_line_buffer.empty()
					or m_content == reinterpret_cast<const lexer_char_t*>(m_line_buffer.data()));

				// if line buffer is used, m_limit is set past the end of its data
				assert(m_line_buffer.empty()
					or m_limit == m_content + m_line_buffer.size());

				// pointer relationships
				assert(m_content <= m_start);
				assert(m_start <= m_cursor);
				assert(m_cursor <= m_limit);
				assert(m_marker == nullptr or m_marker <= m_limit);

				// number of processed characters (p)
				const size_t num_processed_chars = static_cast<size_t>(m_start - m_content);
				// offset for m_marker wrt. to m_start
				const auto offset_marker = (m_marker == nullptr) ? 0 : m_marker - m_start;
				// number of unprocessed characters (u)
				const auto offset_cursor = m_cursor - m_start;

				// no stream is used or end of file is reached
				if (m_stream == nullptr or m_stream->eof())
				{
					// m_start may or may not be pointing into m_line_buffer at
					// this point. We trust the standand library to do the right
					// thing. See http://stackoverflow.com/q/28142011/266378
					m_line_buffer.assign(m_start, m_limit);

					// append n characters to make sure that there is sufficient
					// space between m_cursor and m_limit
					m_line_buffer.append(1, '\x00');
					if (n > 0)
					{
						m_line_buffer.append(n - 1, '\x01');
					}
				} else
				{
					// delete processed characters from line buffer
					m_line_buffer.erase(0, num_processed_chars);
					// read next line from input stream
					m_line_buffer_tmp.clear();
					std::getline(*m_stream, m_line_buffer_tmp, '\n');

					// add line with newline symbol to the line buffer
					m_line_buffer += m_line_buffer_tmp;
					m_line_buffer.push_back('\n');
				}

				// set pointers
				m_content = reinterpret_cast<const lexer_char_t*>(m_line_buffer.data());
				assert(m_content != nullptr);
				m_start = m_content;
				m_marker = m_start + offset_marker;
				m_cursor = m_start + offset_cursor;
				m_limit = m_start + m_line_buffer.size();
			}

			/// return string representation of last read token
			string_t get_token_string() const
			{
				assert(m_start != nullptr);
				return string_t(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>(m_start),
					static_cast<size_t>(m_cursor - m_start));
			}

			/*!
			@brief return string value for string tokens

			The function iterates the characters between the opening and closing
			quotes of the string value. The complete string is the range
			[m_start,m_cursor). Consequently, we iterate from m_start+1 to
			m_cursor-1.

			We differentiate two cases:

			1. Escaped characters. In this case, a new character is constructed
			according to the nature of the escape. Some escapes create new
			characters (e.g., `"\\n"` is replaced by `"\n"`), some are copied
			as is (e.g., `"\\\\"`). Furthermore, Unicode escapes of the shape
			`"\\uxxxx"` need special care. In this case, to_unicode takes care
			of the construction of the values.
			2. Unescaped characters are copied as is.

			@pre `m_cursor - m_start >= 2`, meaning the length of the last token
			is at least 2 bytes which is trivially true for any string (which
			consists of at least two quotes).

			" c1 c2 c3 ... "
			^                ^
			m_start          m_cursor

			@complexity Linear in the length of the string.\n

			Lemma: The loop body will always terminate.\n

			Proof (by contradiction): Assume the loop body does not terminate. As
			the loop body does not contain another loop, one of the called
			functions must never return. The called functions are `std::strtoul`
			and to_unicode. Neither function can loop forever, so the loop body
			will never loop forever which contradicts the assumption that the loop
			body does not terminate, q.e.d.\n

			Lemma: The loop condition for the for loop is eventually false.\n

			Proof (by contradiction): Assume the loop does not terminate. Due to
			the above lemma, this can only be due to a tautological loop
			condition; that is, the loop condition i < m_cursor - 1 must always be
			true. Let x be the change of i for any loop iteration. Then
			m_start + 1 + x < m_cursor - 1 must hold to loop indefinitely. This
			can be rephrased to m_cursor - m_start - 2 > x. With the
			precondition, we x <= 0, meaning that the loop condition holds
			indefinitly if i is always decreased. However, observe that the value
			of i is strictly increasing with each iteration, as it is incremented
			by 1 in the iteration expression and never decremented inside the loop
			body. Hence, the loop condition will eventually be false which
			contradicts the assumption that the loop condition is a tautology,
			q.e.d.

			@return string value of current token without opening and closing
			quotes
			@throw std::out_of_range if to_unicode fails
			*/
			string_t get_string() const
			{
				assert(m_cursor - m_start >= 2);

				string_t result;
				result.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(m_cursor - m_start - 2));

				// iterate the result between the quotes
				for (const lexer_char_t* i = m_start + 1; i < m_cursor - 1; ++i)
				{
					// find next escape character
					auto e = std::find(i, m_cursor - 1, '\\');
					if (e != i)
					{
						// see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/365#issuecomment-262874705
						for (auto k = i; k < e; k++)
						{
							result.push_back(static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>(*k));
						}
						i = e - 1; // -1 because of ++i
					} else
					{
						// processing escaped character
						// read next character
						++i;

						switch (*i)
						{
							// the default escapes
						case 't':
						{
							result += "\t";
							break;
						}
						case 'b':
						{
							result += "\b";
							break;
						}
						case 'f':
						{
							result += "\f";
							break;
						}
						case 'n':
						{
							result += "\n";
							break;
						}
						case 'r':
						{
							result += "\r";
							break;
						}
						case '\\':
						{
							result += "\\";
							break;
						}
						case '/':
						{
							result += "/";
							break;
						}
						case '"':
						{
							result += "\"";
							break;
						}

						// unicode
						case 'u':
						{
							// get code xxxx from uxxxx
							auto codepoint = std::strtoul(std::string(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>(i + 1),
								4).c_str(), nullptr, 16);

							// check if codepoint is a high surrogate
							if (codepoint >= 0xD800 and codepoint <= 0xDBFF)
							{
								// make sure there is a subsequent unicode
								if ((i + 6 >= m_limit) or *(i + 5) != '\\' or *(i + 6) != 'u')
								{
									throw std::invalid_argument("missing low surrogate");
								}

								// get code yyyy from uxxxx\uyyyy
								auto codepoint2 = std::strtoul(std::string(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>
									(i + 7), 4).c_str(), nullptr, 16);
								result += to_unicode(codepoint, codepoint2);
								// skip the next 10 characters (xxxx\uyyyy)
								i += 10;
							} else if (codepoint >= 0xDC00 and codepoint <= 0xDFFF)
							{
								// we found a lone low surrogate
								throw std::invalid_argument("missing high surrogate");
							} else
							{
								// add unicode character(s)
								result += to_unicode(codepoint);
								// skip the next four characters (xxxx)
								i += 4;
							}
							break;
						}
						}
					}
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief parse floating point number

			This function (and its overloads) serves to select the most approprate
			standard floating point number parsing function based on the type
			supplied via the first parameter.  Set this to @a
			static_cast<number_float_t*>(nullptr).

			@param[in,out] endptr recieves a pointer to the first character after
			the number

			@return the floating point number
			*/
			long double str_to_float_t(long double* /* type */, char** endptr) const
			{
				return std::strtold(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>(m_start), endptr);
			}

			/*!
			@brief parse floating point number

			This function (and its overloads) serves to select the most approprate
			standard floating point number parsing function based on the type
			supplied via the first parameter.  Set this to @a
			static_cast<number_float_t*>(nullptr).

			@param[in,out] endptr  recieves a pointer to the first character after
			the number

			@return the floating point number
			*/
			double str_to_float_t(double* /* type */, char** endptr) const
			{
				return std::strtod(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>(m_start), endptr);
			}

			/*!
			@brief parse floating point number

			This function (and its overloads) serves to select the most approprate
			standard floating point number parsing function based on the type
			supplied via the first parameter.  Set this to @a
			static_cast<number_float_t*>(nullptr).

			@param[in,out] endptr  recieves a pointer to the first character after
			the number

			@return the floating point number
			*/
			float str_to_float_t(float* /* type */, char** endptr) const
			{
				return std::strtof(reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>(m_start), endptr);
			}

			/*!
			@brief return number value for number tokens

			This function translates the last token into the most appropriate
			number type (either integer, unsigned integer or floating point),
			which is passed back to the caller via the result parameter.

			This function parses the integer component up to the radix point or
			exponent while collecting information about the 'floating point
			representation', which it stores in the result parameter. If there is
			no radix point or exponent, and the number can fit into a @ref
			number_integer_t or @ref number_unsigned_t then it sets the result
			parameter accordingly.

			If the number is a floating point number the number is then parsed
			using @a std:strtod (or @a std:strtof or @a std::strtold).

			@param[out] result  @ref basic_json object to receive the number, or
			NAN if the conversion read past the current token. The latter case
			needs to be treated by the caller function.
			*/
			void get_number(basic_json& result) const
			{
				assert(m_start != nullptr);

				const lexer::lexer_char_t* curptr = m_start;

				// accumulate the integer conversion result (unsigned for now)
				number_unsigned_t value = 0;

				// maximum absolute value of the relevant integer type
				number_unsigned_t max;

				// temporarily store the type to avoid unecessary bitfield access
				value_t type;

				// look for sign
				if (*curptr == '-')
				{
					type = value_t::number_integer;
					max = static_cast<uint64_t>((std::numeric_limits<number_integer_t>::max)()) + 1;
					curptr++;
				} else
				{
					type = value_t::number_unsigned;
					max = static_cast<uint64_t>((std::numeric_limits<number_unsigned_t>::max)());
				}

				// count the significant figures
				for (; curptr < m_cursor; curptr++)
				{
					// quickly skip tests if a digit
					if (*curptr < '0' || *curptr > '9')
					{
						if (*curptr == '.')
						{
							// don't count '.' but change to float
							type = value_t::number_float;
							continue;
						}
						// assume exponent (if not then will fail parse): change to
						// float, stop counting and record exponent details
						type = value_t::number_float;
						break;
					}

					// skip if definitely not an integer
					if (type != value_t::number_float)
					{
						auto digit = static_cast<number_unsigned_t>(*curptr - '0');

						// overflow if value * 10 + digit > max, move terms around
						// to avoid overflow in intermediate values
						if (value > (max - digit) / 10)
						{
							// overflow
							type = value_t::number_float;
						} else
						{
							// no overflow
							value = value * 10 + digit;
						}
					}
				}

				// save the value (if not a float)
				if (type == value_t::number_unsigned)
				{
					result.m_value.number_unsigned = value;
				} else if (type == value_t::number_integer)
				{
					// invariant: if we parsed a '-', the absolute value is between
					// 0 (we allow -0) and max == -INT64_MIN
					assert(value >= 0);
					assert(value <= max);

					if (value == max)
					{
						// we cannot simply negate value (== max == -INT64_MIN),
						// see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/389
						result.m_value.number_integer = static_cast<number_integer_t>(INT64_MIN);
					} else
					{
						// all other values can be negated safely
						result.m_value.number_integer = -static_cast<number_integer_t>(value);
					}
				} else
				{
					// parse with strtod
					result.m_value.number_float = str_to_float_t(static_cast<number_float_t*>(nullptr), NULL);

					// replace infinity and NAN by null
					if (not std::isfinite(result.m_value.number_float))
					{
						type = value_t::null;
						result.m_value = basic_json::json_value();
					}
				}

				// save the type
				result.m_type = type;
			}

		private:
			/// optional input stream
			std::istream* m_stream = nullptr;
			/// line buffer buffer for m_stream
			string_t m_line_buffer{};
			/// used for filling m_line_buffer
			string_t m_line_buffer_tmp{};
			/// the buffer pointer
			const lexer_char_t* m_content = nullptr;
			/// pointer to the beginning of the current symbol
			const lexer_char_t* m_start = nullptr;
			/// pointer for backtracking information
			const lexer_char_t* m_marker = nullptr;
			/// pointer to the current symbol
			const lexer_char_t* m_cursor = nullptr;
			/// pointer to the end of the buffer
			const lexer_char_t* m_limit = nullptr;
			/// the last token type
			token_type last_token_type = token_type::end_of_input;
		};

		/*!
		@brief syntax analysis

		This class implements a recursive decent parser.
		*/
		class parser
		{
		public:
			/// a parser reading from a string literal
			parser(const char* buff, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
				: callback(cb),
				m_lexer(reinterpret_cast<const typename lexer::lexer_char_t*>(buff), std::strlen(buff))
			{}

			/// a parser reading from an input stream
			parser(std::istream& is, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
				: callback(cb), m_lexer(is)
			{}

			/// a parser reading from an iterator range with contiguous storage
			template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_same<typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value
				, int>::type
				= 0>
				parser(IteratorType first, IteratorType last, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr)
				: callback(cb),
				m_lexer(reinterpret_cast<const typename lexer::lexer_char_t*>(&(*first)),
					static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first, last)))
			{}

			/// public parser interface
			basic_json parse()
			{
				// read first token
				get_token();

				basic_json result = parse_internal(true);
				result.assert_invariant();

				expect(lexer::token_type::end_of_input);

				// return parser result and replace it with null in case the
				// top-level value was discarded by the callback function
				return result.is_discarded() ? basic_json() : std::move(result);
			}

		private:
			/// the actual parser
			basic_json parse_internal(bool keep)
			{
				auto result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);

				switch (last_token)
				{
				case lexer::token_type::begin_object:
				{
					if (keep and (not callback
						or ((keep = callback(depth++, parse_event_t::object_start, result)) != 0)))
					{
						// explicitly set result to object to cope with {}
						result.m_type = value_t::object;
						result.m_value = value_t::object;
					}

					// read next token
					get_token();

					// closing } -> we are done
					if (last_token == lexer::token_type::end_object)
					{
						get_token();
						if (keep and callback and not callback(--depth, parse_event_t::object_end, result))
						{
							result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);
						}
						return result;
					}

					// no comma is expected here
					unexpect(lexer::token_type::value_separator);

					// otherwise: parse key-value pairs
					do
					{
						// ugly, but could be fixed with loop reorganization
						if (last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator)
						{
							get_token();
						}

						// store key
						expect(lexer::token_type::value_string);
						const auto key = m_lexer.get_string();

						bool keep_tag = false;
						if (keep)
						{
							if (callback)
							{
								basic_json k(key);
								keep_tag = callback(depth, parse_event_t::key, k);
							} else
							{
								keep_tag = true;
							}
						}

						// parse separator (:)
						get_token();
						expect(lexer::token_type::name_separator);

						// parse and add value
						get_token();
						auto value = parse_internal(keep);
						if (keep and keep_tag and not value.is_discarded())
						{
							result[key] = std::move(value);
						}
					} while (last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator);

					// closing }
					expect(lexer::token_type::end_object);
					get_token();
					if (keep and callback and not callback(--depth, parse_event_t::object_end, result))
					{
						result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);
					}

					return result;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::begin_array:
				{
					if (keep and (not callback
						or ((keep = callback(depth++, parse_event_t::array_start, result)) != 0)))
					{
						// explicitly set result to object to cope with []
						result.m_type = value_t::array;
						result.m_value = value_t::array;
					}

					// read next token
					get_token();

					// closing ] -> we are done
					if (last_token == lexer::token_type::end_array)
					{
						get_token();
						if (callback and not callback(--depth, parse_event_t::array_end, result))
						{
							result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);
						}
						return result;
					}

					// no comma is expected here
					unexpect(lexer::token_type::value_separator);

					// otherwise: parse values
					do
					{
						// ugly, but could be fixed with loop reorganization
						if (last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator)
						{
							get_token();
						}

						// parse value
						auto value = parse_internal(keep);
						if (keep and not value.is_discarded())
						{
							result.push_back(std::move(value));
						}
					} while (last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator);

					// closing ]
					expect(lexer::token_type::end_array);
					get_token();
					if (keep and callback and not callback(--depth, parse_event_t::array_end, result))
					{
						result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);
					}

					return result;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::literal_null:
				{
					get_token();
					result.m_type = value_t::null;
					break;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::value_string:
				{
					const auto s = m_lexer.get_string();
					get_token();
					result = basic_json(s);
					break;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::literal_true:
				{
					get_token();
					result.m_type = value_t::boolean;
					result.m_value = true;
					break;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::literal_false:
				{
					get_token();
					result.m_type = value_t::boolean;
					result.m_value = false;
					break;
				}

				case lexer::token_type::value_number:
				{
					m_lexer.get_number(result);
					get_token();
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					// the last token was unexpected
					unexpect(last_token);
				}
				}

				if (keep and callback and not callback(depth, parse_event_t::value, result))
				{
					result = basic_json(value_t::discarded);
				}
				return result;
			}

			/// get next token from lexer
			typename lexer::token_type get_token()
			{
				last_token = m_lexer.scan();
				return last_token;
			}

			void expect(typename lexer::token_type t) const
			{
				if (t != last_token)
				{
					std::string error_msg = "parse error - unexpected ";
					error_msg += (last_token == lexer::token_type::parse_error ? ("'" + m_lexer.get_token_string() +
						"'") :
						lexer::token_type_name(last_token));
					error_msg += "; expected " + lexer::token_type_name(t);
					throw std::invalid_argument(error_msg);
				}
			}

			void unexpect(typename lexer::token_type t) const
			{
				if (t == last_token)
				{
					std::string error_msg = "parse error - unexpected ";
					error_msg += (last_token == lexer::token_type::parse_error ? ("'" + m_lexer.get_token_string() +
						"'") :
						lexer::token_type_name(last_token));
					throw std::invalid_argument(error_msg);
				}
			}

		private:
			/// current level of recursion
			int depth = 0;
			/// callback function
			const parser_callback_t callback = nullptr;
			/// the type of the last read token
			typename lexer::token_type last_token = lexer::token_type::uninitialized;
			/// the lexer
			lexer m_lexer;
		};

	public:
		/*!
		@brief JSON Pointer

		A JSON pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific value
		within a JSON document. It can be used with functions `at` and
		`operator[]`. Furthermore, JSON pointers are the base for JSON patches.

		@sa [RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		class json_pointer
		{
			/// allow basic_json to access private members
			friend class basic_json;

		public:
			/*!
			@brief create JSON pointer

			Create a JSON pointer according to the syntax described in
			[Section 3 of RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901#section-3).

			@param[in] s  string representing the JSON pointer; if omitted, the
			empty string is assumed which references the whole JSON
			value

			@throw std::domain_error if reference token is nonempty and does not
			begin with a slash (`/`); example: `"JSON pointer must be empty or
			begin with /"`
			@throw std::domain_error if a tilde (`~`) is not followed by `0`
			(representing `~`) or `1` (representing `/`); example: `"escape error:
			~ must be followed with 0 or 1"`

			@liveexample{The example shows the construction several valid JSON
			pointers as well as the exceptional behavior.,json_pointer}

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			explicit json_pointer(const std::string& s = "")
				: reference_tokens(split(s))
			{}

			/*!
			@brief return a string representation of the JSON pointer

			@invariant For each JSON pointer `ptr`, it holds:
			@code {.cpp}
			ptr == json_pointer(ptr.to_string());
			@endcode

			@return a string representation of the JSON pointer

			@liveexample{The example shows the result of `to_string`.,
			json_pointer__to_string}

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			std::string to_string() const noexcept
			{
				return std::accumulate(reference_tokens.begin(),
					reference_tokens.end(), std::string{},
					[](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
				{
					return a + "/" + escape(b);
				});
			}

			/// @copydoc to_string()
			operator std::string() const
			{
				return to_string();
			}

		private:
			/// remove and return last reference pointer
			std::string pop_back()
			{
				if (is_root())
				{
					throw std::domain_error("JSON pointer has no parent");
				}

				auto last = reference_tokens.back();
				reference_tokens.pop_back();
				return last;
			}

			/// return whether pointer points to the root document
			bool is_root() const
			{
				return reference_tokens.empty();
			}

			json_pointer top() const
			{
				if (is_root())
				{
					throw std::domain_error("JSON pointer has no parent");
				}

				json_pointer result = *this;
				result.reference_tokens = { reference_tokens[0] };
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief create and return a reference to the pointed to value

			@complexity Linear in the number of reference tokens.
			*/
			reference get_and_create(reference j) const
			{
				pointer result = &j;

				// in case no reference tokens exist, return a reference to the
				// JSON value j which will be overwritten by a primitive value
				for (const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens)
				{
					switch (result->m_type)
					{
					case value_t::null:
					{
						if (reference_token == "0")
						{
							// start a new array if reference token is 0
							result = &result->operator[](0);
						} else
						{
							// start a new object otherwise
							result = &result->operator[](reference_token);
						}
						break;
					}

					case value_t::object:
					{
						// create an entry in the object
						result = &result->operator[](reference_token);
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						// create an entry in the array
						result = &result->operator[](static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(reference_token)));
						break;
					}

					/*
					The following code is only reached if there exists a
					reference token _and_ the current value is primitive. In
					this case, we have an error situation, because primitive
					values may only occur as single value; that is, with an
					empty list of reference tokens.
					*/
					default:
					{
						throw std::domain_error("invalid value to unflatten");
					}
					}
				}

				return *result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return a reference to the pointed to value

			@note This version does not throw if a value is not present, but tries
			to create nested values instead. For instance, calling this function
			with pointer `"/this/that"` on a null value is equivalent to calling
			`operator[]("this").operator[]("that")` on that value, effectively
			changing the null value to an object.

			@param[in] ptr  a JSON value

			@return reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON pointer

			@complexity Linear in the length of the JSON pointer.

			@throw std::out_of_range      if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
			@throw std::domain_error      if an array index begins with '0'
			@throw std::invalid_argument  if an array index was not a number
			*/
			reference get_unchecked(pointer ptr) const
			{
				for (const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens)
				{
					// convert null values to arrays or objects before continuing
					if (ptr->m_type == value_t::null)
					{
						// check if reference token is a number
						const bool nums = std::all_of(reference_token.begin(),
							reference_token.end(),
							[](const char x)
						{
							return std::isdigit(x);
						});

						// change value to array for numbers or "-" or to object
						// otherwise
						if (nums or reference_token == "-")
						{
							*ptr = value_t::array;
						} else
						{
							*ptr = value_t::object;
						}
					}

					switch (ptr->m_type)
					{
					case value_t::object:
					{
						// use unchecked object access
						ptr = &ptr->operator[](reference_token);
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
						if (reference_token.size() > 1 and reference_token[0] == '0')
						{
							throw std::domain_error("array index must not begin with '0'");
						}

						if (reference_token == "-")
						{
							// explicityly treat "-" as index beyond the end
							ptr = &ptr->operator[](ptr->m_value.array->size());
						} else
						{
							// convert array index to number; unchecked access
							ptr = &ptr->operator[](static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(reference_token)));
						}
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'");
					}
					}
				}

				return *ptr;
			}

			reference get_checked(pointer ptr) const
			{
				for (const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens)
				{
					switch (ptr->m_type)
					{
					case value_t::object:
					{
						// note: at performs range check
						ptr = &ptr->at(reference_token);
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						if (reference_token == "-")
						{
							// "-" always fails the range check
							throw std::out_of_range("array index '-' (" +
								std::to_string(ptr->m_value.array->size()) +
								") is out of range");
						}

						// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
						if (reference_token.size() > 1 and reference_token[0] == '0')
						{
							throw std::domain_error("array index must not begin with '0'");
						}

						// note: at performs range check
						ptr = &ptr->at(static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(reference_token)));
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'");
					}
					}
				}

				return *ptr;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return a const reference to the pointed to value

			@param[in] ptr  a JSON value

			@return const reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON
			pointer
			*/
			const_reference get_unchecked(const_pointer ptr) const
			{
				for (const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens)
				{
					switch (ptr->m_type)
					{
					case value_t::object:
					{
						// use unchecked object access
						ptr = &ptr->operator[](reference_token);
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						if (reference_token == "-")
						{
							// "-" cannot be used for const access
							throw std::out_of_range("array index '-' (" +
								std::to_string(ptr->m_value.array->size()) +
								") is out of range");
						}

						// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
						if (reference_token.size() > 1 and reference_token[0] == '0')
						{
							throw std::domain_error("array index must not begin with '0'");
						}

						// use unchecked array access
						ptr = &ptr->operator[](static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(reference_token)));
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'");
					}
					}
				}

				return *ptr;
			}

			const_reference get_checked(const_pointer ptr) const
			{
				for (const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens)
				{
					switch (ptr->m_type)
					{
					case value_t::object:
					{
						// note: at performs range check
						ptr = &ptr->at(reference_token);
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						if (reference_token == "-")
						{
							// "-" always fails the range check
							throw std::out_of_range("array index '-' (" +
								std::to_string(ptr->m_value.array->size()) +
								") is out of range");
						}

						// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
						if (reference_token.size() > 1 and reference_token[0] == '0')
						{
							throw std::domain_error("array index must not begin with '0'");
						}

						// note: at performs range check
						ptr = &ptr->at(static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(reference_token)));
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'");
					}
					}
				}

				return *ptr;
			}

			/// split the string input to reference tokens
			static std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& reference_string)
			{
				std::vector<std::string> result;

				// special case: empty reference string -> no reference tokens
				if (reference_string.empty())
				{
					return result;
				}

				// check if nonempty reference string begins with slash
				if (reference_string[0] != '/')
				{
					throw std::domain_error("JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/'");
				}

				// extract the reference tokens:
				// - slash: position of the last read slash (or end of string)
				// - start: position after the previous slash
				for (
					// search for the first slash after the first character
					size_t slash = reference_string.find_first_of("/", 1),
					// set the beginning of the first reference token
					start = 1;
					// we can stop if start == string::npos+1 = 0
					start != 0;
					// set the beginning of the next reference token
					// (will eventually be 0 if slash == std::string::npos)
					start = slash + 1,
					// find next slash
					slash = reference_string.find_first_of("/", start))
				{
					// use the text between the beginning of the reference token
					// (start) and the last slash (slash).
					auto reference_token = reference_string.substr(start, slash - start);

					// check reference tokens are properly escaped
					for (size_t pos = reference_token.find_first_of("~");
						pos != std::string::npos;
						pos = reference_token.find_first_of("~", pos + 1))
					{
						assert(reference_token[pos] == '~');

						// ~ must be followed by 0 or 1
						if (pos == reference_token.size() - 1 or
							(reference_token[pos + 1] != '0' and
								reference_token[pos + 1] != '1'))
						{
							throw std::domain_error("escape error: '~' must be followed with '0' or '1'");
						}
					}

					// finally, store the reference token
					unescape(reference_token);
					result.push_back(reference_token);
				}

				return result;
			}

		private:
			/*!
			@brief replace all occurrences of a substring by another string

			@param[in,out] s  the string to manipulate; changed so that all
			occurrences of @a f are replaced with @a t
			@param[in]     f  the substring to replace with @a t
			@param[in]     t  the string to replace @a f

			@pre The search string @a f must not be empty.

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			static void replace_substring(std::string& s,
				const std::string& f,
				const std::string& t)
			{
				assert(not f.empty());

				for (
					size_t pos = s.find(f);         // find first occurrence of f
					pos != std::string::npos;       // make sure f was found
					s.replace(pos, f.size(), t),    // replace with t
					pos = s.find(f, pos + t.size()) // find next occurrence of f
					);
			}

			/// escape tilde and slash
			static std::string escape(std::string s)
			{
				// escape "~"" to "~0" and "/" to "~1"
				replace_substring(s, "~", "~0");
				replace_substring(s, "/", "~1");
				return s;
			}

			/// unescape tilde and slash
			static void unescape(std::string& s)
			{
				// first transform any occurrence of the sequence '~1' to '/'
				replace_substring(s, "~1", "/");
				// then transform any occurrence of the sequence '~0' to '~'
				replace_substring(s, "~0", "~");
			}

			/*!
			@param[in] reference_string  the reference string to the current value
			@param[in] value             the value to consider
			@param[in,out] result        the result object to insert values to

			@note Empty objects or arrays are flattened to `null`.
			*/
			static void flatten(const std::string& reference_string,
				const basic_json& value,
				basic_json& result)
			{
				switch (value.m_type)
				{
				case value_t::array:
				{
					if (value.m_value.array->empty())
					{
						// flatten empty array as null
						result[reference_string] = nullptr;
					} else
					{
						// iterate array and use index as reference string
						for (size_t i = 0; i < value.m_value.array->size(); ++i)
						{
							flatten(reference_string + "/" + std::to_string(i),
								value.m_value.array->operator[](i), result);
						}
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					if (value.m_value.object->empty())
					{
						// flatten empty object as null
						result[reference_string] = nullptr;
					} else
					{
						// iterate object and use keys as reference string
						for (const auto& element : *value.m_value.object)
						{
							flatten(reference_string + "/" + escape(element.first),
								element.second, result);
						}
					}
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					// add primitive value with its reference string
					result[reference_string] = value;
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@param[in] value  flattened JSON

			@return unflattened JSON
			*/
			static basic_json unflatten(const basic_json& value)
			{
				if (not value.is_object())
				{
					throw std::domain_error("only objects can be unflattened");
				}

				basic_json result;

				// iterate the JSON object values
				for (const auto& element : *value.m_value.object)
				{
					if (not element.second.is_primitive())
					{
						throw std::domain_error("values in object must be primitive");
					}

					// assign value to reference pointed to by JSON pointer; Note
					// that if the JSON pointer is "" (i.e., points to the whole
					// value), function get_and_create returns a reference to
					// result itself. An assignment will then create a primitive
					// value.
					json_pointer(element.first).get_and_create(result) = element.second;
				}

				return result;
			}

		private:
			/// the reference tokens
			std::vector<std::string> reference_tokens{};
		};

		//////////////////////////
		// JSON Pointer support //
		//////////////////////////

		/// @name JSON Pointer functions
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

		Uses a JSON pointer to retrieve a reference to the respective JSON value.
		No bound checking is performed. Similar to @ref operator[](const typename
		object_t::key_type&), `null` values are created in arrays and objects if
		necessary.

		In particular:
		- If the JSON pointer points to an object key that does not exist, it
		is created an filled with a `null` value before a reference to it
		is returned.
		- If the JSON pointer points to an array index that does not exist, it
		is created an filled with a `null` value before a reference to it
		is returned. All indices between the current maximum and the given
		index are also filled with `null`.
		- The special value `-` is treated as a synonym for the index past the
		end.

		@param[in] ptr  a JSON pointer

		@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

		@complexity Constant.

		@throw std::out_of_range      if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
		@throw std::domain_error      if an array index begins with '0'
		@throw std::invalid_argument  if an array index was not a number

		@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,operatorjson_pointer}

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		reference operator[](const json_pointer& ptr)
		{
			return ptr.get_unchecked(this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

		Uses a JSON pointer to retrieve a reference to the respective JSON value.
		No bound checking is performed. The function does not change the JSON
		value; no `null` values are created. In particular, the the special value
		`-` yields an exception.

		@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

		@return const reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

		@complexity Constant.

		@throw std::out_of_range      if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
		@throw std::domain_error      if an array index begins with '0'
		@throw std::invalid_argument  if an array index was not a number

		@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,operatorjson_pointer_const}

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		const_reference operator[](const json_pointer& ptr) const
		{
			return ptr.get_unchecked(this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

		Returns a reference to the element at with specified JSON pointer @a ptr,
		with bounds checking.

		@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

		@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

		@complexity Constant.

		@throw std::out_of_range      if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
		@throw std::domain_error      if an array index begins with '0'
		@throw std::invalid_argument  if an array index was not a number

		@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,at_json_pointer}

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		reference at(const json_pointer& ptr)
		{
			return ptr.get_checked(this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

		Returns a const reference to the element at with specified JSON pointer @a
		ptr, with bounds checking.

		@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

		@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

		@complexity Constant.

		@throw std::out_of_range      if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
		@throw std::domain_error      if an array index begins with '0'
		@throw std::invalid_argument  if an array index was not a number

		@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,at_json_pointer_const}

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		const_reference at(const json_pointer& ptr) const
		{
			return ptr.get_checked(this);
		}

		/*!
		@brief return flattened JSON value

		The function creates a JSON object whose keys are JSON pointers (see [RFC
		6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)) and whose values are all
		primitive. The original JSON value can be restored using the @ref
		unflatten() function.

		@return an object that maps JSON pointers to primitve values

		@note Empty objects and arrays are flattened to `null` and will not be
		reconstructed correctly by the @ref unflatten() function.

		@complexity Linear in the size the JSON value.

		@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON object is flattened to an
		object whose keys consist of JSON pointers.,flatten}

		@sa @ref unflatten() for the reverse function

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		basic_json flatten() const
		{
			basic_json result(value_t::object);
			json_pointer::flatten("", *this, result);
			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief unflatten a previously flattened JSON value

		The function restores the arbitrary nesting of a JSON value that has been
		flattened before using the @ref flatten() function. The JSON value must
		meet certain constraints:
		1. The value must be an object.
		2. The keys must be JSON pointers (see
		[RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901))
		3. The mapped values must be primitive JSON types.

		@return the original JSON from a flattened version

		@note Empty objects and arrays are flattened by @ref flatten() to `null`
		values and can not unflattened to their original type. Apart from
		this example, for a JSON value `j`, the following is always true:
		`j == j.flatten().unflatten()`.

		@complexity Linear in the size the JSON value.

		@liveexample{The following code shows how a flattened JSON object is
		unflattened into the original nested JSON object.,unflatten}

		@sa @ref flatten() for the reverse function

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		basic_json unflatten() const
		{
			return json_pointer::unflatten(*this);
		}

		/// @}

		//////////////////////////
		// JSON Patch functions //
		//////////////////////////

		/// @name JSON Patch functions
		/// @{

		/*!
		@brief applies a JSON patch

		[JSON Patch](http://jsonpatch.com) defines a JSON document structure for
		expressing a sequence of operations to apply to a JSON) document. With
		this funcion, a JSON Patch is applied to the current JSON value by
		executing all operations from the patch.

		@param[in] json_patch  JSON patch document
		@return patched document

		@note The application of a patch is atomic: Either all operations succeed
		and the patched document is returned or an exception is thrown. In
		any case, the original value is not changed: the patch is applied
		to a copy of the value.

		@throw std::out_of_range if a JSON pointer inside the patch could not
		be resolved successfully in the current JSON value; example: `"key baz
		not found"`
		@throw invalid_argument if the JSON patch is malformed (e.g., mandatory
		attributes are missing); example: `"operation add must have member path"`

		@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value and the length of the
		JSON patch. As usually only a fraction of the JSON value is affected by
		the patch, the complexity can usually be neglected.

		@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON patch is applied to a
		value.,patch}

		@sa @ref diff -- create a JSON patch by comparing two JSON values

		@sa [RFC 6902 (JSON Patch)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902)
		@sa [RFC 6901 (JSON Pointer)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		basic_json patch(const basic_json& json_patch) const
		{
			// make a working copy to apply the patch to
			basic_json result = *this;

			// the valid JSON Patch operations
			enum class patch_operations { add, remove, replace, move, copy, test, invalid };

			const auto get_op = [](const std::string op)
			{
				if (op == "add")
				{
					return patch_operations::add;
				}
				if (op == "remove")
				{
					return patch_operations::remove;
				}
				if (op == "replace")
				{
					return patch_operations::replace;
				}
				if (op == "move")
				{
					return patch_operations::move;
				}
				if (op == "copy")
				{
					return patch_operations::copy;
				}
				if (op == "test")
				{
					return patch_operations::test;
				}

				return patch_operations::invalid;
			};

			// wrapper for "add" operation; add value at ptr
			const auto operation_add = [&result](json_pointer & ptr, basic_json val)
			{
				// adding to the root of the target document means replacing it
				if (ptr.is_root())
				{
					result = val;
				} else
				{
					// make sure the top element of the pointer exists
					json_pointer top_pointer = ptr.top();
					if (top_pointer != ptr)
					{
						result.at(top_pointer);
					}

					// get reference to parent of JSON pointer ptr
					const auto last_path = ptr.pop_back();
					basic_json& parent = result[ptr];

					switch (parent.m_type)
					{
					case value_t::null:
					case value_t::object:
					{
						// use operator[] to add value
						parent[last_path] = val;
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						if (last_path == "-")
						{
							// special case: append to back
							parent.push_back(val);
						} else
						{
							const auto idx = std::stoi(last_path);
							if (static_cast<size_type>(idx) > parent.size())
							{
								// avoid undefined behavior
								throw std::out_of_range("array index " + std::to_string(idx) + " is out of range");
							} else
							{
								// default case: insert add offset
								parent.insert(parent.begin() + static_cast<difference_type>(idx), val);
							}
						}
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						// if there exists a parent it cannot be primitive
						assert(false);  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
					}
					}
				}
			};

			// wrapper for "remove" operation; remove value at ptr
			const auto operation_remove = [&result](json_pointer & ptr)
			{
				// get reference to parent of JSON pointer ptr
				const auto last_path = ptr.pop_back();
				basic_json& parent = result.at(ptr);

				// remove child
				if (parent.is_object())
				{
					// perform range check
					auto it = parent.find(last_path);
					if (it != parent.end())
					{
						parent.erase(it);
					} else
					{
						throw std::out_of_range("key '" + last_path + "' not found");
					}
				} else if (parent.is_array())
				{
					// note erase performs range check
					parent.erase(static_cast<size_type>(std::stoi(last_path)));
				}
			};

			// type check
			if (not json_patch.is_array())
			{
				// a JSON patch must be an array of objects
				throw std::invalid_argument("JSON patch must be an array of objects");
			}

			// iterate and apply th eoperations
			for (const auto& val : json_patch)
			{
				// wrapper to get a value for an operation
				const auto get_value = [&val](const std::string & op,
					const std::string & member,
					bool string_type) -> basic_json&
				{
					// find value
					auto it = val.m_value.object->find(member);

					// context-sensitive error message
					const auto error_msg = (op == "op") ? "operation" : "operation '" + op + "'";

					// check if desired value is present
					if (it == val.m_value.object->end())
					{
						throw std::invalid_argument(error_msg + " must have member '" + member + "'");
					}

					// check if result is of type string
					if (string_type and not it->second.is_string())
					{
						throw std::invalid_argument(error_msg + " must have string member '" + member + "'");
					}

					// no error: return value
					return it->second;
				};

				// type check
				if (not val.is_object())
				{
					throw std::invalid_argument("JSON patch must be an array of objects");
				}

				// collect mandatory members
				const std::string op = get_value("op", "op", true);
				const std::string path = get_value(op, "path", true);
				json_pointer ptr(path);

				switch (get_op(op))
				{
				case patch_operations::add:
				{
					operation_add(ptr, get_value("add", "value", false));
					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::remove:
				{
					operation_remove(ptr);
					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::replace:
				{
					// the "path" location must exist - use at()
					result.at(ptr) = get_value("replace", "value", false);
					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::move:
				{
					const std::string from_path = get_value("move", "from", true);
					json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);

					// the "from" location must exist - use at()
					basic_json v = result.at(from_ptr);

					// The move operation is functionally identical to a
					// "remove" operation on the "from" location, followed
					// immediately by an "add" operation at the target
					// location with the value that was just removed.
					operation_remove(from_ptr);
					operation_add(ptr, v);
					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::copy:
				{
					const std::string from_path = get_value("copy", "from", true);;
					const json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);

					// the "from" location must exist - use at()
					result[ptr] = result.at(from_ptr);
					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::test:
				{
					bool success = false;
					try
					{
						// check if "value" matches the one at "path"
						// the "path" location must exist - use at()
						success = (result.at(ptr) == get_value("test", "value", false));
					} catch (std::out_of_range&)
					{
						// ignore out of range errors: success remains false
					}

					// throw an exception if test fails
					if (not success)
					{
						throw std::domain_error("unsuccessful: " + val.dump());
					}

					break;
				}

				case patch_operations::invalid:
				{
					// op must be "add", "remove", "replace", "move", "copy", or
					// "test"
					throw std::invalid_argument("operation value '" + op + "' is invalid");
				}
				}
			}

			return result;
		}

		/*!
		@brief creates a diff as a JSON patch

		Creates a [JSON Patch](http://jsonpatch.com) so that value @a source can
		be changed into the value @a target by calling @ref patch function.

		@invariant For two JSON values @a source and @a target, the following code
		yields always `true`:
		@code {.cpp}
		source.patch(diff(source, target)) == target;
		@endcode

		@note Currently, only `remove`, `add`, and `replace` operations are
		generated.

		@param[in] source  JSON value to copare from
		@param[in] target  JSON value to copare against
		@param[in] path    helper value to create JSON pointers

		@return a JSON patch to convert the @a source to @a target

		@complexity Linear in the lengths of @a source and @a target.

		@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON patch is created as a
		diff for two JSON values.,diff}

		@sa @ref patch -- apply a JSON patch

		@sa [RFC 6902 (JSON Patch)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902)

		@since version 2.0.0
		*/
		static basic_json diff(const basic_json& source,
			const basic_json& target,
			const std::string& path = "")
		{
			// the patch
			basic_json result(value_t::array);

			// if the values are the same, return empty patch
			if (source == target)
			{
				return result;
			}

			if (source.type() != target.type())
			{
				// different types: replace value
				result.push_back(
				{
					{ "op", "replace" },
					{ "path", path },
					{ "value", target }
				});
			} else
			{
				switch (source.type())
				{
				case value_t::array:
				{
					// first pass: traverse common elements
					size_t i = 0;
					while (i < source.size() and i < target.size())
					{
						// recursive call to compare array values at index i
						auto temp_diff = diff(source[i], target[i], path + "/" + std::to_string(i));
						result.insert(result.end(), temp_diff.begin(), temp_diff.end());
						++i;
					}

					// i now reached the end of at least one array
					// in a second pass, traverse the remaining elements

					// remove my remaining elements
					const auto end_index = static_cast<difference_type>(result.size());
					while (i < source.size())
					{
						// add operations in reverse order to avoid invalid
						// indices
						result.insert(result.begin() + end_index, object(
						{
							{ "op", "remove" },
							{ "path", path + "/" + std::to_string(i) }
						}));
						++i;
					}

					// add other remaining elements
					while (i < target.size())
					{
						result.push_back(
						{
							{ "op", "add" },
							{ "path", path + "/" + std::to_string(i) },
							{ "value", target[i] }
						});
						++i;
					}

					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					// first pass: traverse this object's elements
					for (auto it = source.begin(); it != source.end(); ++it)
					{
						// escape the key name to be used in a JSON patch
						const auto key = json_pointer::escape(it.key());

						if (target.find(it.key()) != target.end())
						{
							// recursive call to compare object values at key it
							auto temp_diff = diff(it.value(), target[it.key()], path + "/" + key);
							result.insert(result.end(), temp_diff.begin(), temp_diff.end());
						} else
						{
							// found a key that is not in o -> remove it
							result.push_back(object(
							{
								{ "op", "remove" },
								{ "path", path + "/" + key }
							}));
						}
					}

					// second pass: traverse other object's elements
					for (auto it = target.begin(); it != target.end(); ++it)
					{
						if (source.find(it.key()) == source.end())
						{
							// found a key that is not in this -> add it
							const auto key = json_pointer::escape(it.key());
							result.push_back(
							{
								{ "op", "add" },
								{ "path", path + "/" + key },
								{ "value", it.value() }
							});
						}
					}

					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					// both primitive type: replace value
					result.push_back(
					{
						{ "op", "replace" },
						{ "path", path },
						{ "value", target }
					});
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			return result;
		}

		/// @}
	};


	/////////////
	// presets //
	/////////////

	/*!
	@brief default JSON class

	This type is the default specialization of the @ref basic_json class which
	uses the standard template types.

	@since version 1.0.0
	*/
	using json = basic_json<>;
}


///////////////////////
// nonmember support //
///////////////////////

// specialization of std::swap, and std::hash
namespace std
{
	/*!
	@brief exchanges the values of two JSON objects

	@since version 1.0.0
	*/
	template<>
	inline void swap(nlohmann::json& j1,
		nlohmann::json& j2) noexcept(
			is_nothrow_move_constructible<nlohmann::json>::value and
			is_nothrow_move_assignable<nlohmann::json>::value
			)
	{
		j1.swap(j2);
	}

	/// hash value for JSON objects
	template<>
	struct hash<nlohmann::json>
	{
		/*!
		@brief return a hash value for a JSON object

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		std::size_t operator()(const nlohmann::json& j) const
		{
			// a naive hashing via the string representation
			const auto& h = hash<nlohmann::json::string_t>();
			return h(j.dump());
		}
	};
}

/*!
@brief user-defined string literal for JSON values

This operator implements a user-defined string literal for JSON objects. It
can be used by adding `"_json"` to a string literal and returns a JSON object
if no parse error occurred.

@param[in] s  a string representation of a JSON object
@param[in] n  the length of string @a s
@return a JSON object

@since version 1.0.0
*/
inline nlohmann::json operator "" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
{
	return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
}

/*!
@brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer

This operator implements a user-defined string literal for JSON Pointers. It
can be used by adding `"_json_pointer"` to a string literal and returns a JSON pointer
object if no parse error occurred.

@param[in] s  a string representation of a JSON Pointer
@param[in] n  the length of string @a s
@return a JSON pointer object

@since version 2.0.0
*/
inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
{
	return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
}

// restore GCC/clang diagnostic settings
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif

#endif
